Utah earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5 km ENE of Daniel, Utah

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Daniel, Utah on Mon, Feb 9, 1987, 12:57 AM MST (07:57 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 0 km NE of Mount Nebo, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-09 07:57:26 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.487° N, 111.350° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
14

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.90 km NE of Mount Nebo, Utah · 14467 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.65 km ENE of Daniel, Utah · 14456 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.826 km SSW of Evanston, Wyoming · 14451 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.512 km N of Tabiona, Utah · 14447 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.86 km SW of Vineyard, Utah · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.98 km E of Huntsville, Utah · 14431 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.88 km E of Huntsville, Utah · 14431 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.714 km E of Woodland Hills, Utah · 14419 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.523 km W of Tabiona, Utah · 14413 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.713 km WNW of Stockton, Utah · 14411 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.012 km NE of Springville, Utah · 14471 days ago · -3 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.711 km SW of Bear River, Wyoming · 14474 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.85 km WSW of Vineyard, Utah · 14481 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.1Utah · 14481 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.25 km ESE of Heber City, Utah · 14487 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.525 km SSW of Evanston, Wyoming · 14491 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.510 km NW of Helper, Utah · 14498 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.127 km SSE of Independence, Utah · 14501 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50031540. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.