Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah on Mon, Jan 21, 1985, 2:00 AM MST (09:00 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 14 km WSW of Antimony, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1985-01-21 09:00:59 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.621° N, 112.562° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km SSE of Panguitch, Utah · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.79 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 15217 days ago · -3 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.66 km E of Sigurd, Utah · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.87 km E of Sigurd, Utah · 15208 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.86 km ENE of Sigurd, Utah · 15208 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.65 km E of Sigurd, Utah · 15208 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.07 km E of Sigurd, Utah · 15208 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.07 km ENE of Sigurd, Utah · 15208 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.03 km NNE of Joseph, Utah · 15206 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.510 km SSW of Marysvale, Utah · 15201 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.530 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 15192 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.62 km ESE of Redmond, Utah · 15192 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.9Utah · 15191 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.514 km WSW of Antimony, Utah · 15184 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.513 km WSW of Antimony, Utah · 15184 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.18 km SW of Marysvale, Utah · 15179 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.811 km S of Beaver, Utah · 15259 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50018620. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.