Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km NW of Joseph, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Joseph, Utah on Thu, Jul 24, 1986, 8:28 PM MDT (02:28 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 15 km WNW of Emery, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1986-07-25 02:28:57 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.658° N, 112.246° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 22.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km NW of Joseph, Utah · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.23 km SE of Scipio, Utah · 14678 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.89 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 14674 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.68 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 14674 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.48 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 14674 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.714 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 14668 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.812 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14651 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.015 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14643 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.3Utah · 14634 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.720 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14634 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.616 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14631 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.615 km W of Emery, Utah · 14630 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.69 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14626 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.45 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 14681 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.84 km NNW of Joseph, Utah · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.16 km SW of Fayette, Utah · 14691 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.29 km S of Beaver, Utah · 14692 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.214 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 14695 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50029585. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC.