Utah earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 5 km N of Fairview, Utah

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 5 km N of Fairview, Utah on Mon, Oct 19, 1987, 1:17 AM MDT (07:17 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 16 km NW of Orangeville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1987-10-19 07:17:10 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.678° N, 111.435° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14215 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.35 km NNW of Mona, Utah · 14215 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.616 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 14215 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.011 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14215 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.18 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14207 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.56 km ENE of Sunnyside, Utah · 14206 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.66 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 14197 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.26 km E of Leamington, Utah · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.810 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14195 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.02 km SSW of Manti, Utah · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.011 km NNW of Scipio, Utah · 14193 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.16 km ENE of Leamington, Utah · 14189 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.27 km ENE of Leamington, Utah · 14189 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14186 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.812 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14185 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.09 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14182 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.631 km S of Independence, Utah · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.117 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.711 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14181 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.212 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14180 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.61 km SE of Pleasant Grove, Utah · 14177 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.910 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14174 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.312 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14174 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.115 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 14173 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.412 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14173 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.26 km N of Orangeville, Utah · 14172 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.412 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14172 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.315 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14172 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.512 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14171 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.215 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 14168 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.14 km NW of Redmond, Utah · 14167 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.75 km NW of Redmond, Utah · 14167 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.614 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14166 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.113 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14166 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.813 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14165 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.69 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14164 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.46 km SW of Clear Creek, Utah · 14160 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.16 km NW of Hiawatha, Utah · 14160 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.116 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 14160 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.36 km E of Spring City, Utah · 14160 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 3.916 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 14160 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50034005 (also filed as usp00039de). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.