M1.6 earthquake 5 km WSW of Levan, Utah
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Levan, Utah on Tue, Jun 18, 1985, 3:11 PM MDT (21:11 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 14 km WSW of Levan, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-18 21:11:30 UTC
- Depth
- -0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.538° N, 111.919° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 104°
- Stations used
- 13
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.014 km WSW of Levan, Utah · 15068 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.911 km SE of Spring City, Utah · 15055 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.63 km S of American Fork, Utah · 15012 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50022320. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.