M2.2 earthquake 18 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 18 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah on Thu, Nov 21, 1985, 8:52 AM MST (15:52 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 8 km SE of Scipio, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-21 15:52:00 UTC
- Depth
- 3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.659° N, 112.545° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 73°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.38 km SE of Scipio, Utah · 14908 days ago · -3 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.510 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 14895 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.631 km NNE of Fremont, Utah · 14883 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50027235. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.