Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km NNW of Fayette, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km NNW of Fayette, Utah on Mon, May 25, 1987, 7:22 PM MDT (01:22 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-05-26 01:22:42 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.383° N, 111.912° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
8

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. 2.88 km NW of Helper, Utah · 14363 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.18 km NW of Helper, Utah · 14361 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.318 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14358 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.68 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.26 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 14357 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.619 km E of Mayfield, Utah · 14351 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.72 km E of Gunnison, Utah · 14350 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.510 km S of Saratoga Springs, Utah · 14341 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.223 km E of Glenwood, Utah · 14340 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.524 km E of Glenwood, Utah · 14340 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.919 km SW of Emery, Utah · 14337 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.514 km NE of Leamington, Utah · 14323 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.719 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14322 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.95 km N of Helper, Utah · 14321 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.96 km SSE of Salina, Utah · 14318 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.53 km SE of Salina, Utah · 14318 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.13 km SE of Salina, Utah · 14318 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.34 km SSE of Salina, Utah · 14318 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.827 km ESE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 14386 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.3Utah · 14386 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.56 km E of Leamington, Utah · 14391 days ago · -3 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14392 days ago · -3 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.415 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 14395 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50032650. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.