Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km ENE of Daniel, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Daniel, Utah on Mon, Feb 23, 1987, 8:11 AM MST (15:11 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 26 km SSW of Evanston, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-23 15:11:13 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.481° N, 111.351° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.826 km SSW of Evanston, Wyoming · 14450 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.512 km N of Tabiona, Utah · 14447 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.86 km SW of Vineyard, Utah · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.98 km E of Huntsville, Utah · 14431 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.88 km E of Huntsville, Utah · 14431 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.714 km E of Woodland Hills, Utah · 14419 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.523 km W of Tabiona, Utah · 14413 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.713 km WNW of Stockton, Utah · 14411 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.73 km S of Goshen, Utah · 14404 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.90 km NE of Mount Nebo, Utah · 14467 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.25 km ENE of Daniel, Utah · 14471 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.012 km NE of Springville, Utah · 14471 days ago · -3 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.711 km SW of Bear River, Wyoming · 14473 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.85 km WSW of Vineyard, Utah · 14481 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.1Utah · 14481 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50031645. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:42 PM UTC.