M2.1 earthquake 16 km NNW of Fayette, Utah
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Fayette, Utah on Wed, Jun 11, 1986, 9:27 PM MDT (03:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 5 km SSW of Joseph, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-12 03:27:51 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.363° N, 111.919° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 145°
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.16 km SW of Fayette, Utah · 14687 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.84 km NNW of Joseph, Utah · 14678 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.45 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 14677 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.84 km NW of Joseph, Utah · 14677 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.15 km NW of Joseph, Utah · 14677 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.23 km SE of Scipio, Utah · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.99 km SW of Nephi, Utah · 14673 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.911 km WSW of Clear Creek, Utah · 14670 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.311 km WSW of Clear Creek, Utah · 14666 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50029345. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.