Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3 km SE of Levan, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Levan, Utah on Tue, Dec 24, 1985, 8:06 AM MST (15:06 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 6 km NW of Hiawatha, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-24 15:06:41 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.538° N, 111.830° 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, 19.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km NW of Hiawatha, Utah · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.513 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 14871 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.66 km ENE of Leamington, Utah · 14865 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.711 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14855 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.86 km ENE of Leamington, Utah · 14854 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.79 km S of Woodland Hills, Utah · 14852 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.59 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 14851 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.525 km ESE of Mapleton, Utah · 14843 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.215 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 14836 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.415 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 14833 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.017 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14832 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 2.631 km NNE of Fremont, Utah · 14882 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.93 km WNW of Manti, Utah · 14884 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.30 km NNE of Kenilworth, Utah · 14887 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.48 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 14887 days ago · -3 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.6Utah · 14888 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.54 km N of Kenilworth, Utah · 14889 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.613 km W of Nephi, Utah · 14902 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.51 km SSW of Scofield, Utah · 14903 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.38 km SE of Scipio, Utah · 14908 days ago · -3 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50027875. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.