M3.5 earthquake 16 km WNW of Beryl Junction, Utah
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Beryl Junction, Utah on Sat, Feb 14, 1987, 12:54 PM MST (19:54 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-14 19:54:00 UTC
- Depth
- 7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.778° N, 113.821° W
- Region
- Utah
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.48 | Md, duration | University of Utah Seismograph Stations | Preferred · Final · 7 stations |
| 3.2 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
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, 1.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 145°
- Stations used
- 13
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50031595 (also filed as usp00032g2). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC.