M2.2 earthquake 18 km W of Emery, Utah

Magnitude

2.2 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Wed, Mar 18, 1987, 10:03 PM MST

UTC

1987-03-19 05:03:49 UTC

Depth

12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.914° N, 111.457° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.9 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

146°

Stations used

9

• Mayfield, UtahPopulation 521. Forecast31 kmSE
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast121 kmSSE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast148 kmS
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast610 kmN

After

1. 2.29 km WNW of Emery, UtahFri, Mar 20, 3:19 PM MST · 14442 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
2. 1.814 km WNW of Emery, UtahFri, Mar 20, 9:41 PM MST · 14441 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.010 km WNW of Emery, UtahFri, Mar 20, 9:42 PM MST · 14441 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.211 km WNW of Emery, UtahFri, Mar 27, 4:27 AM MST · 14435 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.410 km W of Emery, UtahFri, Mar 27, 4:28 AM MST · 14435 days ago · -3 km deep · 8 km away
6. 2.112 km WNW of Emery, UtahFri, Mar 27, 4:31 AM MST · 14435 days ago · -3 km deep · 8 km away
7. 1.95 km WNW of Sigurd, UtahThu, Apr 9, 8:33 PM MDT · 14421 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
8. 2.511 km WNW of Emery, UtahFri, Apr 10, 11:24 PM MDT · 14420 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
9. 2.811 km W of Huntington, UtahWed, Apr 22, 11:40 PM MDT · 14408 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
10. 3.14 km WSW of Joseph, UtahSat, Apr 25, 7:59 AM MDT · 14406 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
11. 2.03 km SW of Joseph, UtahSat, Apr 25, 10:45 AM MDT · 14406 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
12. 1.85 km SSW of Joseph, UtahSat, Apr 25, 10:51 AM MDT · 14406 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
13. 2.415 km WNW of Huntington, UtahSat, May 2, 5:31 AM MDT · 14399 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
14. 2.310 km W of Fayette, UtahTue, May 5, 11:30 AM MDT · 14396 days ago · -3 km deep · 57 km away
15. 2.56 km E of Leamington, UtahWed, May 6, 10:09 AM MDT · 14395 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away
16. 2.3UtahMon, May 11, 1:13 PM MDT · 14390 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
17. 2.710 km N of Junction, UtahThu, May 14, 2:32 PM MDT · 14387 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

Before

1. 2.317 km W of Emery, UtahWed, Mar 18, 9:23 PM MST · 14443 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.912 km WNW of Emery, UtahTue, Mar 17, 11:11 AM MST · 14445 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.613 km WNW of Huntington, UtahThu, Mar 12, 12:05 AM MST · 14450 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
4. 2.61 km S of Manti, UtahWed, Mar 11, 8:31 AM MST · 14451 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
5. 2.52 km SSE of Manti, UtahWed, Mar 11, 6:11 AM MST · 14451 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
6. 2.813 km WNW of Huntington, UtahWed, Feb 25, 5:59 AM MST · 14465 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
7. 2.515 km E of Oak City, UtahMon, Feb 23, 3:57 AM MST · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50032020. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC.