M1.6 earthquake 15 km E of Newcastle, Utah
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km E of Newcastle, Utah on Fri, Feb 15, 1985, 12:48 PM MST (19:48 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 15 km WNW of Enoch, 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
- 1985-02-15 19:48:17 UTC
- Depth
- 17.4 km (10.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.689° N, 113.375° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 240°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.612 km W of Enoch, Utah · 15192 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.915 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 15145 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.19 km WNW of Glendale, Utah · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.512 km NW of Glendale, Utah · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.019 km SSE of Brian Head, Utah · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50019255. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.