Utah earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 10 km W of Fayette, Utah

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 10 km W of Fayette, Utah on Tue, May 5, 1987, 11:30 AM MDT (17:30 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 23 km E of Glenwood, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1987-05-05 17:30:37 UTC
Depth
-2.7 km (-1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.223° N, 111.978° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56 km E of Leamington, Utah · 14393 days ago · -3 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.3Utah · 14388 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.827 km ESE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 14388 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.518 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14374 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.331 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14364 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.318 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14360 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.68 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 14359 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.26 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 14359 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.619 km E of Mayfield, Utah · 14352 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.72 km E of Gunnison, Utah · 14352 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.223 km E of Glenwood, Utah · 14342 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.524 km E of Glenwood, Utah · 14342 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.919 km SW of Emery, Utah · 14338 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.415 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 14397 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.85 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 14404 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.03 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 14404 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.14 km WSW of Joseph, Utah · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.811 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14406 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.73 km S of Goshen, Utah · 14413 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.511 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14418 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.95 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah · 14419 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50032545. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC.