M2.1 earthquake 6 km SW of Fayette, Utah
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Fayette, Utah on Mon, Jul 14, 1986, 10:33 AM MDT (16:33 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 15 km WNW of Emery, 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
- 1986-07-14 16:33:11 UTC
- Depth
- 14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.191° N, 111.913° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 84°
- Stations used
- 16
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.84 km NNW of Joseph, Utah · 14678 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.45 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 14677 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.84 km NW of Joseph, Utah · 14677 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.15 km NW of Joseph, Utah · 14677 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.23 km SE of Scipio, Utah · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.99 km SW of Nephi, Utah · 14673 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.911 km WSW of Clear Creek, Utah · 14670 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.311 km WSW of Clear Creek, Utah · 14667 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.812 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14648 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.015 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14640 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.3Utah · 14630 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.720 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50029535. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.