Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 22 km ESE of Sterling, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22 km ESE of Sterling, Utah on Wed, May 15, 1985, 1:48 PM MDT (19:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 11 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-15 19:48:58 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.123° N, 111.451° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km SSE of Scipio, Utah · 15102 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.59 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 15096 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.11 km S of Koosharem, Utah · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.711 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 15095 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.01 km SSW of Koosharem, Utah · 15093 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.93 km SSE of Koosharem, Utah · 15093 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.81 km S of Koosharem, Utah · 15092 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.45 km ESE of Fayette, Utah · 15090 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.712 km SE of Manti, Utah · 15087 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.75 km NNE of Gunnison, Utah · 15080 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.65 km WSW of Levan, Utah · 15079 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.014 km WSW of Levan, Utah · 15076 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.911 km SE of Spring City, Utah · 15063 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km ESE of Redmond, UT · 15119 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.29 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15119 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.92 km SSE of Fountain Green, Utah · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.23 km SSE of Fountain Green, Utah · 15123 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.63 km SE of Fountain Green, Utah · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15131 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.78 km NW of East Carbon City, Utah · 15140 days ago · -3 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50021650. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.