M2.5 earthquake 5 km SW of Hatch, Utah
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Hatch, Utah on Wed, Nov 25, 1987, 11:53 AM MST (18:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km E of Hildale, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-25 18:53:10 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.609° N, 112.474° 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 3.9 km horizontally, 32.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 227°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.813 km NW of Summit, Utah · 14155 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.97 km E of Hildale, Utah · 14144 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.99 km SW of Cedar City, Utah · 14144 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.47 km NE of Cedar City, UT · 14143 days ago · -3 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.17 km N of Cane Beds, Arizona · 14143 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.6Arizona · 14143 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.413 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 14127 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayUtah earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50034750. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.