Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km SSE of Scipio, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Scipio, Utah on Sun, May 26, 1985, 8:27 PM MDT (02:27 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 12 km SE of Manti, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1985-05-27 02:27:53 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.167° N, 112.071° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
12

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.11 km S of Koosharem, Utah · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.01 km SSW of Koosharem, Utah · 15094 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.93 km SSE of Koosharem, Utah · 15093 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.81 km S of Koosharem, Utah · 15092 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.45 km ESE of Fayette, Utah · 15091 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.712 km SE of Manti, Utah · 15087 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.75 km NNE of Gunnison, Utah · 15080 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.65 km WSW of Levan, Utah · 15080 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.014 km WSW of Levan, Utah · 15076 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.710 km NW of Marysvale, Utah · 15074 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.911 km SE of Spring City, Utah · 15063 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.122 km ESE of Sterling, Utah · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.56 km ESE of Redmond, UT · 15120 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.29 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15120 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.92 km SSE of Fountain Green, Utah · 15122 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.23 km SSE of Fountain Green, Utah · 15123 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.63 km SE of Fountain Green, Utah · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15132 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50021830. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC.