M3.0 earthquake 5 km S of Maeser, Utah
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km S of Maeser, Utah on Mon, Oct 7, 1985, 2:33 PM MDT (20:33 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-07 20:33:38 UTC
- Depth
- 6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.424° N, 109.587° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 12.9 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 212°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50024580. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.