M1.9 earthquake 20 km SW of Kanosh, Utah
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Kanosh, Utah on Fri, Nov 15, 1985, 7:23 PM MST (02:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 31 km NNE of Fremont, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-16 02:23:25 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.663° N, 112.591° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 173°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.218 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14923 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.38 km SE of Scipio, Utah · 14916 days ago · -3 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.510 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 14903 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.631 km NNE of Fremont, Utah · 14890 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50027150. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.