M1.9 earthquake 31 km SW of Emery, Utah
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 31 km SW of Emery, Utah on Fri, May 9, 1986, 9:32 PM MDT (03:32 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 11 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-10 03:32:11 UTC
- Depth
- 7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.742° N, 111.526° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 103°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.811 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14742 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.110 km SW of Clear Creek, Utah · 14737 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.116 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14713 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 2.111 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14754 days ago · -3 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.69 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 14754 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.613 km E of Manti, Utah · 14755 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.520 km SE of Spring City, Utah · 14761 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.711 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14768 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.99 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 14775 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50029155. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.