Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km SE of Spring City, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km SE of Spring City, Utah on Thu, Jul 4, 1985, 7:45 PM MDT (01:45 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 9 km N of Sunnyside, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-05 01:45:54 UTC
Depth
23.6 km (14.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.399° N, 111.413° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.89 km N of Sunnyside, Utah · 15042 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.68 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 15039 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.219 km NNW of East Carbon City, Utah · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.75 km NE of Sunnyside, Utah · 15022 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.67 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 15022 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.619 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 15008 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.65 km ENE of Leamington, Utah · 15006 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.517 km ESE of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 15003 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.48 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 14997 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.67 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 15060 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.17 km N of Sunnyside, Utah · 15062 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.95 km NE of Sunnyside, Utah · 15062 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.917 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 15065 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.014 km WSW of Levan, Utah · 15068 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.65 km WSW of Levan, Utah · 15071 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.75 km NNE of Gunnison, Utah · 15072 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.19 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 15074 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.39 km N of Sunnyside, Utah · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.712 km SE of Manti, Utah · 15078 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.45 km ESE of Fayette, Utah · 15082 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.66 km ENE of Sunnyside, Utah · 15082 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50022580. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.