Utah earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 3 km SE of Scipio, Utah

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Scipio, Utah on Sun, Jul 27, 1986, 6:31 AM MDT (12:31 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1986-07-27 12:31:14 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.225° N, 112.080° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km SW of Nephi, Utah · 14674 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.911 km WSW of Clear Creek, Utah · 14671 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.311 km WSW of Clear Creek, Utah · 14668 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.812 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14649 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.015 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14641 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.3Utah · 14632 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.720 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.616 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14629 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.615 km W of Emery, Utah · 14628 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.69 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14624 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.6Utah · 14618 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.929 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14618 days ago · -3 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.827 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.327 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14618 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.828 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14617 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.418 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14617 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.510 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14617 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.15 km NW of Joseph, Utah · 14679 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.84 km NW of Joseph, Utah · 14679 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.45 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 14679 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.84 km NNW of Joseph, Utah · 14679 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.16 km SW of Fayette, Utah · 14689 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50029600. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:50 PM UTC.