M2.5 earthquake 1 km SSW of Scofield, Utah

Magnitude

2.5 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 3, 1985, 10:55 AM MST

UTC

1985-12-03 17:55:36 UTC

Depth

7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.712° N, 111.167° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

73°

Stations used

17

• Fairview, UtahPopulation 1,261. Forecast25 kmENE
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast60 kmESE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast72 kmSE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast701 kmN

After

1. 1.613 km W of Nephi, UtahTue, Dec 3, 5:14 PM MST · 14902 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
2. 2.115 km ENE of Kenilworth, UtahThu, Dec 12, 8:15 AM MST · 14894 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
3. 2.54 km N of Kenilworth, UtahTue, Dec 17, 8:22 AM MST · 14889 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
4. 1.6UtahWed, Dec 18, 3:14 PM MST · 14888 days ago · -2 km deep · 64 km away
5. 2.48 km ENE of Kenilworth, UtahThu, Dec 19, 7:16 AM MST · 14887 days ago · -3 km deep · 39 km away
6. 2.30 km NNE of Kenilworth, UtahThu, Dec 19, 3:07 PM MST · 14887 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
7. 1.93 km WNW of Manti, UtahSun, Dec 22, 9:33 AM MST · 14884 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.83 km SE of Levan, UtahTue, Dec 24, 8:06 AM MST · 14882 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
9. 2.517 km ENE of Kenilworth, UtahSat, Dec 28, 2:18 AM MST · 14878 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
10. 2.16 km NW of Hiawatha, UtahTue, Dec 31, 10:19 AM MST · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
11. 1.513 km SSW of Levan, UtahFri, Jan 3, 8:56 PM MST · 14871 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.614 km ENE of Kenilworth, UtahFri, Jan 10, 9:12 AM MST · 14865 days ago · -3 km deep · 45 km away
13. 1.66 km ENE of Leamington, UtahFri, Jan 10, 3:03 PM MST · 14865 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.711 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Jan 20, 3:40 PM MST · 14855 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
15. 1.86 km ENE of Leamington, UtahTue, Jan 21, 3:14 PM MST · 14854 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
16. 2.719 km E of Kenilworth, UtahTue, Jan 21, 10:25 PM MST · 14853 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
17. 1.79 km S of Woodland Hills, UtahWed, Jan 22, 10:24 PM MST · 14852 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
18. 2.59 km ENE of Kenilworth, UtahFri, Jan 24, 4:54 AM MST · 14851 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

Before

1. 2.38 km SE of Scipio, UtahThu, Nov 28, 7:03 AM MST · 14908 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away
2. 2.521 km E of Kenilworth, UtahWed, Nov 27, 12:46 AM MST · 14909 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
3. 2.77 km N of Sunnyside, UtahSun, Nov 24, 3:39 AM MST · 14912 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
4. 2.211 km NW of Emery, UtahWed, Nov 20, 1:23 AM MST · 14916 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
5. 2.414 km S of Independence, UtahTue, Nov 12, 8:00 AM MST · 14924 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
6. 3.011 km NW of Lake Shore, UtahMon, Nov 4, 1:13 AM MST · 14932 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50027505. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.