Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km NNW of Fayette, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Fayette, Utah on Fri, Sep 12, 1986, 1:02 PM MDT (19:02 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 21 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-12 19:02:38 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.368° N, 111.908° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.615 km W of Emery, Utah · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.69 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14623 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.418 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.510 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14615 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.11 km SSE of Koosharem, Utah · 14610 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.6Utah · 14605 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.521 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14605 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.922 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14605 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.110 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14597 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.79 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14591 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.710 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14589 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14589 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.610 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14589 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.610 km E of Scipio, Utah · 14589 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14587 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.19 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.79 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 3.112 km WNW of Helper, Utah · 14580 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.820 km W of Nephi, Utah · 14578 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.716 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14573 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away

Before

  1. 1.720 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.3Utah · 14631 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.015 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14640 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.812 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14648 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50029900. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.