Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km W of Willard, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km W of Willard, Utah on Fri, Jul 12, 1985, 9:21 PM MDT (03:21 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 16 km NE of Enterprise, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-13 03:21:08 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.399° N, 112.144° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
10

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km NE of Enterprise, Utah · 15035 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.29 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 15031 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.69 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 15030 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.927 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 15027 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.728 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 15027 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.221 km WSW of Malad City, Idaho · 15023 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.711 km SW of Malad City, Idaho · 15022 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.910 km SW of Malad City, Idaho · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.33 km SSE of Howell, Utah · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.712 km S of Snowville, Utah · 15001 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.812 km SSW of Malad City, Idaho · 14991 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.818 km E of Snowville, Utah · 14991 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.715 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14989 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km WSW of Enterprise, UT · 15049 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.313 km W of Howell, Utah · 15051 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.114 km W of Howell, Utah · 15051 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.615 km W of Howell, Utah · 15055 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.514 km W of Howell, Utah · 15062 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.914 km W of Howell, Utah · 15062 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.613 km W of Howell, Utah · 15062 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.913 km W of Howell, Utah · 15063 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.55 km SE of Dayton, Idaho · 15063 days ago · -3 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50022700. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC.