Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km SW of Thatcher, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Thatcher, Utah on Tue, Sep 24, 1985, 5:55 PM MDT (23:55 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 13 km ESE of Snowville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

Thatcher forecastMore in Utah

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-24 23:55:12 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.650° N, 112.380° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.313 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 14972 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.613 km NNW of Howell, Utah · 14971 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.813 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 14970 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.612 km E of Snowville, Utah · 14968 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.813 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 14968 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.113 km E of Snowville, Utah · 14968 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.713 km E of Snowville, Utah · 14967 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.53 km WSW of Wellsville, Utah · 14964 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.826 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 14963 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.914 km E of Snowville, Utah · 14961 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.68 km NNW of Henefer, Utah · 14950 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.716 km SE of Avon, Utah · 14946 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.126 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 14946 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.125 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 14943 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.726 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 14942 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 2.78 km W of Thatcher, Utah · 14972 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.77 km WSW of Thatcher, Utah · 14974 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.715 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14988 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.818 km E of Snowville, Utah · 14990 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.812 km SSW of Malad City, Idaho · 14991 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.712 km S of Snowville, Utah · 15000 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

Earthquakes todayUtah earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50024260. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC.