M2.7 earthquake 7 km NW of Circleville, Utah
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Circleville, Utah on Sat, Feb 7, 1987, 10:29 AM MST (17:29 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-07 17:29:40 UTC
- Depth
- 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.214° N, 112.335° 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, 2.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 93°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.124 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14478 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.015 km S of Beaver, Utah · 14450 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.03 km SSW of Cedar City, Utah · 14425 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
Before
- 2.322 km S of Beaver, Utah · 14501 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.421 km S of Beaver, Utah · 14501 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.819 km S of Beaver, Utah · 14501 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.7Utah · 14502 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.67 km S of Joseph, Utah · 14502 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.77 km S of Joseph, Utah · 14504 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50031500. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.