Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km NNW of Fayette, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Fayette, Utah on Tue, Nov 11, 1986, 10:59 PM MST (05:59 UTC), 12 km (7 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-12 05:59:28 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.378° N, 111.915° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46 km ENE of Leamington, Utah · 14562 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.621 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14557 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.814 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14552 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.114 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 14552 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.98 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14540 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.67 km E of Leamington, Utah · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.62 km SW of Rocky Ridge, Utah · 14536 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.021 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.78 km NW of Helper, Utah · 14529 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.414 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14528 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.83 km NNW of Rocky Ridge, Utah · 14523 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.519 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14521 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.618 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14521 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.912 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14517 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.29 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14510 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.610 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.99 km NW of Helper, Utah · 14510 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.127 km SSE of Independence, Utah · 14508 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.716 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14573 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.820 km W of Nephi, Utah · 14578 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.112 km WNW of Helper, Utah · 14581 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.79 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.19 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14587 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.610 km E of Scipio, Utah · 14589 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.610 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14589 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14589 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.710 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14589 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.79 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14591 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.110 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14597 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50030585. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.