Utah earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 21 km S of Beaver, Utah

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 21 km S of Beaver, Utah on Sat, Jan 17, 1987, 8:48 AM MST (15:48 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 7 km NW of Circleville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-17 15:48:33 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.081° N, 112.654° 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, 3.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.322 km S of Beaver, Utah · 14499 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.77 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 14479 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.124 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14477 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.015 km S of Beaver, Utah · 14448 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 2.819 km S of Beaver, Utah · 14500 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.7Utah · 14500 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.67 km S of Joseph, Utah · 14500 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.77 km S of Joseph, Utah · 14503 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.58 km NW of Junction, Utah · 14516 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.121 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14519 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.618 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14520 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.519 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14520 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50031280. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.