Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 9 km W of Fayette, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9 km W of Fayette, Utah on Thu, Oct 23, 1986, 10:29 AM MDT (16:29 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 14 km WNW of Huntington, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-23 16:29:55 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.230° N, 111.972° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
17

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 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.820 km W of Nephi, Utah · 14578 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.716 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14573 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.917 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14567 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.330 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14565 days ago · -3 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.46 km ENE of Leamington, Utah · 14562 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.621 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14557 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.814 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14552 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.114 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 14552 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.98 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14539 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.67 km E of Leamington, Utah · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.62 km SW of Rocky Ridge, Utah · 14536 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.021 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.414 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14528 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14587 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.610 km E of Scipio, Utah · 14589 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.610 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14589 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14589 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.710 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14589 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.79 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14591 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.110 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14597 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.126 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14598 days ago · -3 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.023 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14601 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.426 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14604 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.625 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14604 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.523 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14605 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.922 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14605 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.521 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14605 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.823 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14605 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.6Utah · 14605 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.923 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14605 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.925 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 14605 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.122 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 14605 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.324 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14606 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50030355. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC.