Utah earthquakes in 1985
43 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Utah in 1985. The largest: M3.1 7 km N of Sunnyside, Utah, Jun 27, 1985.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1985 was located in Utah. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1985
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 2.517 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 8 km deep
- 2.615 km NW of Enoch, Utah · 8 km deep
- 2.631 km NNE of Fremont, Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.510 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 7 km deep
- 2.521 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 8 km deep
- 2.77 km N of Sunnyside, Utah · 6 km deep
- 3.011 km NW of Lake Shore, Utah · 7 km deep
- 2.58 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2 km deep
- 2.716 km SE of Avon, Utah · 2 km deep
- 2.59 km N of Sunnyside, Utah · 2 km deep
- 3.05 km S of Maeser, Utah · 7 km deep
- 2.67 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · -1 km deep
- 2.89 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.78 km W of Thatcher, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.68 km N of Sunnyside, Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.67 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 0 km deep
- 2.66 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 2 km deep
- 2.97 km N of Sunnyside, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.77 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1 km deep
- 2.715 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · -2 km deep
- 2.67 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.75 km NE of Sunnyside, Utah · 0 km deep
- 2.618 km SE of Minersville, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.68 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2 km deep
- 2.89 km N of Sunnyside, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.67 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 4 km deep
- 3.17 km N of Sunnyside, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.913 km W of Howell, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.95 km NE of Sunnyside, Utah · 3 km deep
- 3.114 km NW of Beryl Junction, Utah · 26 km deep
- 2.712 km SE of Manti, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.66 km ENE of Sunnyside, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.711 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.59 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.77 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · -2 km deep
- 2.59 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.92 km SSE of Fountain Green, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.510 km NW of Helper, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.88 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 3 km deep
- 3.112 km SW of Antimony, Utah · 13 km deep
- 3.050 km S of Wendover, Utah · 14 km deep
- 3.012 km NW of Howell, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.712 km NNW of Howell, Utah · 4 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1985 in Utah.
- 3.17 km N of Sunnyside, Utah · 4 km deep
- 3.112 km SW of Antimony, Utah · 13 km deep
- 3.114 km NW of Beryl Junction, Utah · 26 km deep
- 3.05 km S of Maeser, Utah · 7 km deep
- 3.012 km NW of Howell, Utah · 4 km deep
- 3.011 km NW of Lake Shore, Utah · 7 km deep
- 3.050 km S of Wendover, Utah · 14 km deep
- 2.95 km NE of Sunnyside, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.92 km SSE of Fountain Green, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.913 km W of Howell, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.97 km N of Sunnyside, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.89 km N of Sunnyside, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.89 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.88 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.716 km SE of Avon, Utah · 2 km deep
- 2.715 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · -2 km deep
- 2.712 km SE of Manti, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.711 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.77 km N of Sunnyside, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.78 km W of Thatcher, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.77 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · -2 km deep
- 2.77 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1 km deep
- 2.712 km NNW of Howell, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.75 km NE of Sunnyside, Utah · 0 km deep
- 2.66 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 2 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1985 | 2 | 3.0 | 12 km NW of Howell, Utah |
| February 1985 | 1 | 3.0 | 50 km S of Wendover, Utah |
| March 1985 | 1 | 3.1 | 12 km SW of Antimony, Utah |
| April 1985 | 2 | 2.8 | 8 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah |
| May 1985 | 3 | 2.9 | 2 km SSE of Fountain Green, Utah |
| June 1985 | 9 | 3.1 | 7 km N of Sunnyside, Utah |
| July 1985 | 3 | 2.8 | 9 km N of Sunnyside, Utah |
| August 1985 | 2 | 2.7 | 5 km NE of Sunnyside, Utah |
| September 1985 | 8 | 2.9 | 7 km N of Sunnyside, Utah |
| October 1985 | 5 | 3.0 | 5 km S of Maeser, Utah |
| November 1985 | 3 | 3.0 | 11 km NW of Lake Shore, Utah |
| December 1985 | 4 | 2.6 | 15 km NW of Enoch, Utah |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.