M2.3 earthquake 31 km N of Beaver, Utah
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 31 km N of Beaver, Utah on Thu, Jun 4, 1987, 7:11 AM MDT (13:11 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 23 km E of Glenwood, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-04 13:11:12 UTC
- Depth
- 0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.561° N, 112.640° 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, 1.9 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 75°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.72 km E of Gunnison, Utah · 14343 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.223 km E of Glenwood, Utah · 14333 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.524 km E of Glenwood, Utah · 14333 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.719 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14314 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.96 km SSE of Salina, Utah · 14311 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.53 km SE of Salina, Utah · 14311 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.13 km SE of Salina, Utah · 14311 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.34 km SSE of Salina, Utah · 14311 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50032700. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.