Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km E of Leamington, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km E of Leamington, Utah on Tue, Feb 19, 1985, 3:07 PM MST (22:07 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 19 km ESE of Mount Pleasant, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-19 22:07:10 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.543° N, 112.204° 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, 2.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km ESE of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 15187 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.719 km ESE of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 15187 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.62 km ESE of Redmond, Utah · 15182 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.57 km ENE of Leamington, Utah · 15163 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.64 km SW of Levan, Utah · 15141 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.525 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.03 km NNE of Joseph, Utah · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.06 km NW of Hiawatha, Utah · 15198 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.07 km ENE of Sigurd, Utah · 15199 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.07 km E of Sigurd, Utah · 15199 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.65 km E of Sigurd, Utah · 15199 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.86 km ENE of Sigurd, Utah · 15199 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.87 km E of Sigurd, Utah · 15199 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.66 km E of Sigurd, Utah · 15199 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.911 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15199 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.412 km W of Mona, Utah · 15204 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.79 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 15208 days ago · -3 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.928 km ESE of Mapleton, Utah · 15215 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50019320. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.