M2.5 earthquake 44 km NNW of Sutherland, Utah
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 44 km NNW of Sutherland, Utah on Tue, May 27, 1986, 6:17 PM MDT (00:17 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-28 00:17:54 UTC
- Depth
- 3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.777° N, 112.784° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 118°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.116 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14718 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.16 km SW of Fayette, Utah · 14685 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50029295 (also filed as usp0002ugt). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:49 AM UTC.