Utah earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 18 km WNW of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 18 km WNW of Emery, Utah on Mon, Jun 8, 1987, 9:17 AM MDT (15:17 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 8 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-06-08 15:17:51 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.983° N, 111.452° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.68 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 14350 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.26 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 14349 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.419 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 14348 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.619 km E of Mayfield, Utah · 14343 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.72 km E of Gunnison, Utah · 14343 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.223 km E of Glenwood, Utah · 14333 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.524 km E of Glenwood, Utah · 14333 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.919 km SW of Emery, Utah · 14329 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.514 km NE of Leamington, Utah · 14316 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.95 km N of Helper, Utah · 14314 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.96 km SSE of Salina, Utah · 14311 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.53 km SE of Salina, Utah · 14311 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.13 km SE of Salina, Utah · 14311 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.34 km SSE of Salina, Utah · 14311 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.87 km E of Leamington, Utah · 14298 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.68 km NW of Helper, Utah · 14295 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.09 km NW of Helper, Utah · 14295 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.18 km NW of Helper, Utah · 14353 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.88 km NW of Helper, Utah · 14356 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.518 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14364 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.710 km N of Junction, Utah · 14376 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.3Utah · 14379 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50032730. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.