M2.6 earthquake Utah

Magnitude

2.6 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Oct 5, 1986, 2:45 AM MDT

UTC

1986-10-05 08:45:00 UTC

Depth

9.9 km (6.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.643° N, 112.560° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

100°

Stations used

10

• Elsinore, UtahPopulation 857. Forecast36 kmW
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast116 kmNNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast193 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast579 kmN

After

1. 2.823 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Oct 5, 4:07 AM MDT · 14606 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
2. 3.521 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Oct 5, 9:47 AM MDT · 14605 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.922 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Oct 5, 9:59 AM MDT · 14605 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.523 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Oct 5, 10:51 AM MDT · 14605 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
5. 2.625 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Oct 5, 5:45 PM MDT · 14605 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.426 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Oct 5, 5:46 PM MDT · 14605 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
7. 2.023 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahThu, Oct 9, 2:28 AM MDT · 14602 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.126 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Oct 12, 4:22 AM MDT · 14598 days ago · -3 km deep · 6 km away
9. 2.110 km W of Fayette, UtahMon, Oct 13, 12:33 AM MDT · 14598 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
10. 1.79 km W of Fayette, UtahSun, Oct 19, 7:37 AM MDT · 14591 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
11. 1.710 km W of Fayette, UtahTue, Oct 21, 2:47 AM MDT · 14590 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
12. 2.310 km W of Fayette, UtahTue, Oct 21, 2:47 AM MDT · 14590 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
13. 2.610 km ESE of Scipio, UtahTue, Oct 21, 2:54 AM MDT · 14590 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.610 km E of Scipio, UtahTue, Oct 21, 3:16 PM MDT · 14589 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
15. 2.310 km W of Fayette, UtahThu, Oct 23, 10:07 AM MDT · 14587 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
16. 2.19 km W of Fayette, UtahThu, Oct 23, 10:29 AM MDT · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.79 km W of Fayette, UtahThu, Oct 23, 11:09 AM MDT · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
18. 2.310 km W of Fayette, UtahThu, Oct 23, 1:23 PM MDT · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
19. 1.716 km NNW of Fayette, UtahWed, Nov 5, 8:42 PM MST · 14574 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.917 km NNW of Fayette, UtahTue, Nov 11, 10:59 PM MST · 14568 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
21. 2.330 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahFri, Nov 14, 2:16 AM MST · 14566 days ago · -3 km deep · 10 km away
22. 1.621 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSat, Nov 22, 4:15 AM MST · 14557 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

Before

1. 2.923 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Oct 5, 2:19 AM MDT · 14606 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.925 km WNW of Marysvale, UtahSun, Oct 5, 12:18 AM MDT · 14606 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
3. 2.122 km W of Marysvale, UtahSat, Oct 4, 8:13 PM MDT · 14606 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
4. 2.324 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSat, Oct 4, 2:54 AM MDT · 14607 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.228 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahFri, Oct 3, 8:58 PM MDT · 14607 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.927 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahWed, Oct 1, 4:44 AM MDT · 14609 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.11 km SSE of Koosharem, UtahTue, Sep 30, 3:26 AM MDT · 14611 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
8. 2.328 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Sep 29, 1:34 PM MDT · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.824 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSat, Sep 27, 4:38 PM MDT · 14613 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
10. 1.8UtahFri, Sep 26, 5:34 PM MDT · 14614 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.428 km NNE of Beaver, UtahFri, Sep 26, 11:24 AM MDT · 14614 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
12. 2.329 km WNW of Marysvale, UtahFri, Sep 26, 11:18 AM MDT · 14614 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
13. 2.625 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahFri, Sep 26, 10:28 AM MDT · 14614 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.127 km WNW of Marysvale, UtahFri, Sep 26, 10:15 AM MDT · 14614 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
15. 3.024 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahThu, Sep 25, 4:31 PM MDT · 14615 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.126 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahThu, Sep 25, 10:50 AM MDT · 14615 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
17. 2.823 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahThu, Sep 25, 6:45 AM MDT · 14615 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.418 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahWed, Sep 24, 11:45 AM MDT · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
19. 2.828 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahWed, Sep 24, 3:27 AM MDT · 14617 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.327 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahTue, Sep 23, 9:19 PM MDT · 14617 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50030175. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.