Utah earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km NW of Fayette, Utah

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Fayette, Utah on Mon, Apr 7, 1986, 9:01 AM MST (16:01 UTC), 6 km (3 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
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-04-07 16:01:49 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.271° N, 111.911° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km ESE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 14782 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.99 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 14780 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.711 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14773 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.72 km ENE of Fountain Green, Utah · 14772 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.520 km SE of Spring City, Utah · 14765 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.613 km E of Manti, Utah · 14760 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.69 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 14758 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.111 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14758 days ago · -3 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.931 km SW of Emery, Utah · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.811 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.110 km SW of Clear Creek, Utah · 14742 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.544 km NNW of Sutherland, Utah · 14733 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.615 km SSE of Spring City, Utah · 14783 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.29 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14788 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.06 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14794 days ago · -3 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.38 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14795 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.79 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14796 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.610 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14797 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.010 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14797 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.610 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14797 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.89 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14797 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.39 km E of Scipio, Utah · 14797 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.39 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14797 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.69 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14797 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.39 km E of Scipio, Utah · 14797 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.29 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14797 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.810 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 14801 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.87 km E of Leamington, Utah · 14802 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.87 km N of Fayette, Utah · 14803 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.58 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14804 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.78 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14804 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.73 km NW of Genola, Utah · 14804 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50028895. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.