M1.5 earthquake 7 km ENE of Leamington, Utah
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Leamington, Utah on Mon, Mar 18, 1985, 3:07 PM MST (22:07 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km SSE of Fountain Green, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-18 22:07:35 UTC
- Depth
- 0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.552° N, 112.193° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 21.3 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 102°
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.64 km SW of Levan, Utah · 15149 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.525 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 15146 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15131 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.63 km SE of Fountain Green, Utah · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.23 km SSE of Fountain Green, Utah · 15123 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.92 km SSE of Fountain Green, Utah · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.29 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15119 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.56 km ESE of Redmond, UT · 15119 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.122 km ESE of Sterling, Utah · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50020515. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.