M1.6 earthquake 48 km W of Plain City, Utah
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 48 km W of Plain City, Utah on Tue, Apr 9, 1985, 8:53 PM MST (03:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 44 km W of Plain City, 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
- 1985-04-10 03:53:54 UTC
- Depth
- 4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.351° N, 112.667° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 164°
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.844 km W of Plain City, Utah · 15140 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.63 km E of Salt Lake City, Utah · 15129 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.612 km ENE of Avon, Utah · 15117 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.412 km E of North Logan, Utah · 15103 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.619 km E of Snowville, Utah · 15092 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.915 km NNW of Summit Park, Utah · 15085 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50020895. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.