Utah earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4 km ENE of Eden, Utah

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Eden, Utah on Tue, Jan 6, 1987, 7:42 PM MST (02:42 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 10 km ENE of Howell, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1987-01-07 02:42:53 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.308° N, 111.762° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.525 km SSW of Evanston, Wyoming · 14504 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14500 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.111 km E of Howell, Utah · 14500 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.25 km ESE of Heber City, Utah · 14499 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.04 km NE of Weston, Idaho · 14494 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.610 km WSW of Thatcher, Utah · 14492 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.89 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14488 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.711 km SW of Bear River, Wyoming · 14486 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.25 km ENE of Daniel, Utah · 14483 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.514 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 14482 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.315 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 14482 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.65 km ENE of Daniel, Utah · 14469 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.511 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14467 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.010 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14466 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.511 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14466 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.610 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14466 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.110 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14466 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14466 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.510 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14466 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.09 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14466 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.711 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14465 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.710 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14464 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.810 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14464 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.910 km E of Howell, Utah · 14464 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.5Utah · 14463 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.610 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14463 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.826 km SSW of Evanston, Wyoming · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14460 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14460 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.610 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14458 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.310 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14458 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.610 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14457 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.46 km NE of Huntsville, Utah · 14518 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14523 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.510 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14523 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.27 km NNW of Summit Park, Utah · 14528 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.613 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 14539 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50031190. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:14 AM UTC.