Utah earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 24 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 24 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah on Sat, Oct 4, 1986, 2:54 AM MDT (08:54 UTC), 4 km (3 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
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1986-10-04 08:54:06 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.597° N, 112.540° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.122 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 14609 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.925 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 14608 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.923 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14608 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.6Utah · 14608 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.823 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14608 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.521 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14608 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.922 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14608 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.523 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14608 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.625 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14608 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.426 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14608 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.023 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14604 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.126 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14601 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.110 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14600 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.79 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14594 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.710 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14592 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14592 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.610 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14592 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.610 km E of Scipio, Utah · 14592 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14590 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.19 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14590 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.79 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14590 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14590 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.330 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14568 days ago · -3 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.621 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14560 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.228 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14610 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.927 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14612 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.11 km SSE of Koosharem, Utah · 14613 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.328 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.824 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14616 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.8Utah · 14617 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.428 km NNE of Beaver, Utah · 14617 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.329 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 14617 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.625 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14617 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.127 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 14617 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.024 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14618 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.126 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14618 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.823 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14618 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.418 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.828 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14619 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.327 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14620 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.827 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.929 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14620 days ago · -3 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.6Utah · 14620 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.720 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14634 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50030135. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC.