M1.8 earthquake 10 km WSW of Fayette, Utah

Magnitude

1.8 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Fri, Dec 25, 1987, 6:40 PM MST

UTC

1987-12-26 01:40:24 UTC

Depth

-1.8 km (-1.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.202° N, 111.974° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

119°

Stations used

8

• Gunnison, UtahPopulation 3,238. Forecast14 kmWNW
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast88 kmS
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast118 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast640 kmN

After

1. 2.310 km WSW of Fayette, UtahSat, Dec 26, 11:48 AM MST · 14159 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.715 km W of Levan, UtahSat, Dec 26, 4:48 PM MST · 14159 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
3. 1.512 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Jan 8, 10:05 PM MST · 14146 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
4. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahMon, Jan 11, 9:31 PM MST · 14143 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
5. 1.917 km ESE of Castle Dale, UtahFri, Jan 15, 7:05 AM MST · 14139 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.0UtahFri, Jan 15, 7:08 AM MST · 14139 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.320 km SE of Castle Dale, UtahFri, Jan 15, 7:09 AM MST · 14139 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
8. 2.124 km E of Mayfield, UtahMon, Jan 18, 9:15 PM MST · 14136 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
9. 1.616 km ESE of Castle Dale, UtahTue, Jan 19, 4:38 AM MST · 14135 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.714 km ESE of Castle Dale, UtahWed, Jan 20, 12:16 AM MST · 14135 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
11. 2.914 km ESE of Castle Dale, UtahWed, Jan 20, 12:42 AM MST · 14135 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.613 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Jan 22, 11:22 AM MST · 14132 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
13. 2.115 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Jan 24, 8:16 AM MST · 14130 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
14. 2.413 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Jan 29, 2:23 AM MST · 14126 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
15. 1.99 km E of Scipio, UtahMon, Feb 1, 11:17 PM MST · 14122 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
16. 2.14 km ENE of Monroe, UtahThu, Feb 4, 7:44 AM MST · 14119 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
17. 2.110 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Feb 5, 1:05 AM MST · 14119 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
18. 2.014 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Feb 5, 11:26 PM MST · 14118 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
19. 2.315 km NW of Orangeville, UtahMon, Feb 8, 9:03 AM MST · 14115 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
20. 1.81 km W of Wales, UtahMon, Feb 8, 4:43 PM MST · 14115 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
21. 2.514 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 13, 1:28 AM MST · 14111 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
22. 2.69 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Feb 16, 3:40 PM MST · 14107 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
23. 2.210 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Feb 16, 8:50 PM MST · 14107 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
24. 2.015 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 17, 2:30 AM MST · 14107 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
25. 2.115 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 17, 3:29 AM MST · 14106 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
26. 2.19 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 17, 6:21 PM MST · 14106 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
27. 1.612 km NW of Levan, UtahThu, Feb 18, 11:20 PM MST · 14105 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
28. 2.111 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Feb 19, 5:15 AM MST · 14104 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
29. 1.915 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 20, 1:12 AM MST · 14104 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
30. 2.215 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 20, 7:50 AM MST · 14103 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

Before

1. 1.821 km SW of Kanosh, UtahSat, Dec 19, 6:54 AM MST · 14166 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
2. 3.916 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 16, 10:43 AM MST · 14169 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
3. 2.36 km E of Spring City, UtahWed, Dec 16, 5:53 AM MST · 14169 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
4. 2.116 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 16, 5:52 AM MST · 14169 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
5. 2.16 km NW of Hiawatha, UtahTue, Dec 15, 6:08 PM MST · 14170 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
6. 2.46 km SW of Clear Creek, UtahTue, Dec 15, 4:49 PM MST · 14170 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
7. 1.69 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Dec 12, 3:39 AM MST · 14173 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.813 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 10, 12:49 PM MST · 14175 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
9. 2.113 km W of Huntington, UtahThu, Dec 10, 2:51 AM MST · 14176 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.614 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 9, 11:32 AM MST · 14176 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
11. 1.75 km NW of Redmond, UtahTue, Dec 8, 2:42 PM MST · 14177 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
12. 2.14 km NW of Redmond, UtahTue, Dec 8, 2:39 PM MST · 14177 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
13. 2.215 km NW of Orangeville, UtahMon, Dec 7, 5:33 PM MST · 14178 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.810 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSat, Dec 5, 8:38 PM MST · 14180 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
15. 2.512 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Dec 5, 3:52 AM MST · 14180 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
16. 2.315 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Dec 4, 8:07 AM MST · 14181 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
17. 2.412 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 3, 9:18 PM MST · 14182 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.26 km N of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 3, 4:03 PM MST · 14182 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
19. 2.412 km W of Huntington, UtahWed, Dec 2, 11:11 PM MST · 14183 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
20. 2.115 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 2, 7:10 PM MST · 14183 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50035140. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.