Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 27 km N of Beaver, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 27 km N of Beaver, Utah on Tue, Sep 1, 1987, 7:02 PM MDT (01:02 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 30 km N of Beaver, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-09-02 01:02:25 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.524° N, 112.679° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.430 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14272 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.230 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14272 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.126 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14272 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.430 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14272 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.229 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14272 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.729 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14272 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.730 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14272 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.529 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14266 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.05 km W of Joseph, Utah · 14266 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.229 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14253 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.729 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14273 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.830 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14273 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.612 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14273 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.611 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14276 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.912 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14276 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.810 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14276 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.811 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14276 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.311 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14276 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.314 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14276 days ago · -3 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.311 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14276 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.213 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14277 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.811 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14277 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.611 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14277 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.47 km SW of Fayette, Utah · 14285 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50033415. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.