Utah earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km WNW of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Emery, Utah on Wed, Sep 17, 1986, 3:34 PM MDT (21:34 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 12 km WNW of Helper, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1986-09-17 21:34:17 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.960° N, 111.349° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14618 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.11 km SSE of Koosharem, Utah · 14612 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.110 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14600 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.79 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14593 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.710 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14592 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14592 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.610 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14592 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.610 km E of Scipio, Utah · 14591 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14589 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.19 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14589 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.79 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14589 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14589 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.112 km WNW of Helper, Utah · 14583 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.716 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14576 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.917 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14570 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.615 km W of Emery, Utah · 14630 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.616 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14630 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.3Utah · 14633 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.015 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14643 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.812 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14650 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50029930. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.