M2.3 earthquake 10 km WSW of Fayette, Utah

Magnitude

2.3 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 26, 1987, 11:48 AM MST

UTC

1987-12-26 18:48:44 UTC

Depth

6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.190° N, 111.970° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

125°

Stations used

12

• Gunnison, UtahPopulation 3,238. Forecast14 kmWNW
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast89 kmS
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast119 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast639 kmN

After

1. 1.715 km W of Levan, UtahSat, Dec 26, 4:48 PM MST · 14150 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
2. 1.512 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Jan 8, 10:05 PM MST · 14136 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
3. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahMon, Jan 11, 9:31 PM MST · 14134 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
4. 1.917 km ESE of Castle Dale, UtahFri, Jan 15, 7:05 AM MST · 14130 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.0UtahFri, Jan 15, 7:08 AM MST · 14130 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.320 km SE of Castle Dale, UtahFri, Jan 15, 7:09 AM MST · 14130 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
7. 2.124 km E of Mayfield, UtahMon, Jan 18, 9:15 PM MST · 14127 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
8. 1.616 km ESE of Castle Dale, UtahTue, Jan 19, 4:38 AM MST · 14126 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.714 km ESE of Castle Dale, UtahWed, Jan 20, 12:16 AM MST · 14125 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
10. 2.914 km ESE of Castle Dale, UtahWed, Jan 20, 12:42 AM MST · 14125 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
11. 1.613 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Jan 22, 11:22 AM MST · 14123 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
12. 2.115 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Jan 24, 8:16 AM MST · 14121 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
13. 2.413 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Jan 29, 2:23 AM MST · 14116 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
14. 1.99 km E of Scipio, UtahMon, Feb 1, 11:17 PM MST · 14112 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.14 km ENE of Monroe, UtahThu, Feb 4, 7:44 AM MST · 14110 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
16. 2.110 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Feb 5, 1:05 AM MST · 14109 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
17. 2.014 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Feb 5, 11:26 PM MST · 14108 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
18. 2.315 km NW of Orangeville, UtahMon, Feb 8, 9:03 AM MST · 14106 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
19. 1.81 km W of Wales, UtahMon, Feb 8, 4:43 PM MST · 14106 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
20. 2.514 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 13, 1:28 AM MST · 14101 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
21. 2.69 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Feb 16, 3:40 PM MST · 14098 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
22. 2.210 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Feb 16, 8:50 PM MST · 14098 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
23. 2.015 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 17, 2:30 AM MST · 14097 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
24. 2.115 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 17, 3:29 AM MST · 14097 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
25. 2.19 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 17, 6:21 PM MST · 14097 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
26. 1.612 km NW of Levan, UtahThu, Feb 18, 11:20 PM MST · 14095 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
27. 2.111 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Feb 19, 5:15 AM MST · 14095 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
28. 1.915 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 20, 1:12 AM MST · 14094 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
29. 2.215 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 20, 7:50 AM MST · 14094 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

Before

1. 1.810 km WSW of Fayette, UtahFri, Dec 25, 6:40 PM MST · 14151 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.821 km SW of Kanosh, UtahSat, Dec 19, 6:54 AM MST · 14157 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
3. 3.916 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 16, 10:43 AM MST · 14160 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
4. 2.36 km E of Spring City, UtahWed, Dec 16, 5:53 AM MST · 14160 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
5. 2.116 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 16, 5:52 AM MST · 14160 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
6. 2.16 km NW of Hiawatha, UtahTue, Dec 15, 6:08 PM MST · 14161 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
7. 2.46 km SW of Clear Creek, UtahTue, Dec 15, 4:49 PM MST · 14161 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
8. 1.69 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Dec 12, 3:39 AM MST · 14164 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
9. 1.813 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 10, 12:49 PM MST · 14166 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
10. 2.113 km W of Huntington, UtahThu, Dec 10, 2:51 AM MST · 14166 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
11. 1.614 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 9, 11:32 AM MST · 14167 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
12. 1.75 km NW of Redmond, UtahTue, Dec 8, 2:42 PM MST · 14168 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
13. 2.14 km NW of Redmond, UtahTue, Dec 8, 2:39 PM MST · 14168 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.215 km NW of Orangeville, UtahMon, Dec 7, 5:33 PM MST · 14169 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.810 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSat, Dec 5, 8:38 PM MST · 14171 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
16. 2.512 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Dec 5, 3:52 AM MST · 14171 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
17. 2.315 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Dec 4, 8:07 AM MST · 14172 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
18. 2.412 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 3, 9:18 PM MST · 14173 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
19. 2.26 km N of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 3, 4:03 PM MST · 14173 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
20. 2.412 km W of Huntington, UtahWed, Dec 2, 11:11 PM MST · 14173 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50035150. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.