Utah earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 12 km WNW of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Emery, Utah on Tue, Mar 17, 1987, 11:11 AM MST (18:11 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 4 km WSW of Joseph, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-17 18:11:18 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.959° N, 111.381° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.317 km W of Emery, Utah · 14432 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.218 km W of Emery, Utah · 14432 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.29 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14431 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.814 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14430 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.010 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14430 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.211 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14424 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.410 km W of Emery, Utah · 14424 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.112 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14424 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.95 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah · 14410 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.511 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14409 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.811 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14397 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.14 km WSW of Joseph, Utah · 14395 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.03 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 14395 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.85 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 14395 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.415 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 14388 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14385 days ago · -3 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.56 km E of Leamington, Utah · 14384 days ago · -3 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.3Utah · 14379 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.613 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 14439 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.61 km S of Manti, Utah · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.52 km SSE of Manti, Utah · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.813 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 14454 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.515 km E of Oak City, Utah · 14456 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50031990. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.