Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 23 km N of Henefer, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 23 km N of Henefer, Utah on Sat, Nov 14, 1987, 9:58 AM MST (16:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 5 km W of Snyderville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-11-14 16:58:35 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.229° N, 111.478° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 22.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
240°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km W of Snyderville, Utah · 14189 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.622 km W of Randolph, Utah · 14187 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.619 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14181 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.59 km W of Garden, Utah · 14179 days ago · -3 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.61 km SE of Pleasant Grove, Utah · 14177 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.39 km WSW of Garden City, Utah · 14177 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.69 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14175 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.810 km ENE of Avon, Utah · 14174 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.810 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14165 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.711 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14146 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.712 km NE of Howell, Utah · 14135 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km S of Deweyville, Utah · 14195 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.512 km ENE of Huntsville, Utah · 14195 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.611 km ENE of Huntsville, Utah · 14204 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.811 km ENE of Huntsville, Utah · 14204 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.018 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14212 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.118 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14220 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50034600. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.