Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20 km SE of Spring City, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km SE of Spring City, Utah on Fri, Apr 25, 1986, 12:16 AM MST (07:16 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 11 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1986-04-25 07:16:45 UTC
Depth
18.4 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.352° N, 111.323° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
7

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.611 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 14770 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.613 km E of Manti, Utah · 14768 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.212 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 14767 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.69 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 14766 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.111 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14766 days ago · -3 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.931 km SW of Emery, Utah · 14758 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.811 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14755 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.110 km SW of Clear Creek, Utah · 14750 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.116 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.015 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 14774 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.72 km ENE of Fountain Green, Utah · 14779 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.711 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14781 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.624 km ESE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 14790 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.46 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.615 km SSE of Spring City, Utah · 14791 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.29 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14796 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.06 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14801 days ago · -3 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.38 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14803 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50029070. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:19 AM UTC.