M1.6 earthquake 31 km S of Independence, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Nov 24, 1987, 12:01 PM MST

UTC

1987-11-24 19:01:54 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.024° N, 111.215° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 16.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

128°

Stations used

10

• Mapleton, UtahPopulation 9,232. Forecast33 kmESE
• Springville, UtahPopulation 32,286. Forecast37 kmESE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast44 kmESE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast735 kmN

After

1. 2.117 km WNW of Huntington, UtahTue, Nov 24, 10:05 PM MST · 14190 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.711 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Nov 25, 10:08 AM MST · 14189 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.212 km W of Huntington, UtahWed, Nov 25, 4:20 PM MST · 14189 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
4. 1.61 km SE of Pleasant Grove, UtahSun, Nov 29, 8:30 AM MST · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
5. 2.910 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Dec 1, 11:08 AM MST · 14183 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
6. 2.312 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Dec 1, 3:32 PM MST · 14183 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
7. 2.115 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 2, 7:10 PM MST · 14182 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.412 km W of Huntington, UtahWed, Dec 2, 11:11 PM MST · 14182 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
9. 2.26 km N of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 3, 4:03 PM MST · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
10. 2.412 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 3, 9:18 PM MST · 14181 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
11. 2.315 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Dec 4, 8:07 AM MST · 14180 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
12. 2.512 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Dec 5, 3:52 AM MST · 14180 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
13. 2.215 km NW of Orangeville, UtahMon, Dec 7, 5:33 PM MST · 14177 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
14. 1.614 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 9, 11:32 AM MST · 14175 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
15. 2.113 km W of Huntington, UtahThu, Dec 10, 2:51 AM MST · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.813 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 10, 12:49 PM MST · 14174 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
17. 1.69 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Dec 12, 3:39 AM MST · 14173 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
18. 2.46 km SW of Clear Creek, UtahTue, Dec 15, 4:49 PM MST · 14169 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
19. 2.16 km NW of Hiawatha, UtahTue, Dec 15, 6:08 PM MST · 14169 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
20. 2.116 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 16, 5:52 AM MST · 14169 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
21. 2.36 km E of Spring City, UtahWed, Dec 16, 5:53 AM MST · 14169 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
22. 3.916 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 16, 10:43 AM MST · 14168 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
23. 1.715 km W of Levan, UtahSat, Dec 26, 4:48 PM MST · 14158 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
24. 1.58 km NNW of Helper, UtahWed, Dec 30, 4:30 AM MST · 14155 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
25. 2.26 km W of Vineyard, UtahFri, Jan 1, 9:16 AM MST · 14152 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
26. 1.78 km SSE of Mapleton, UtahThu, Jan 7, 4:43 PM MST · 14146 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
27. 1.512 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Jan 8, 10:05 PM MST · 14145 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
28. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahMon, Jan 11, 9:31 PM MST · 14142 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
29. 1.613 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Jan 22, 11:22 AM MST · 14131 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away

Before

1. 2.09 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Nov 24, 2:35 AM MST · 14191 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.812 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Nov 20, 5:37 PM MST · 14194 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Nov 20, 8:54 AM MST · 14194 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.25 km W of Snyderville, UtahMon, Nov 16, 8:05 PM MST · 14198 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
5. 2.27 km ENE of Leamington, UtahMon, Nov 16, 4:41 PM MST · 14198 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
6. 3.02 km SSW of Manti, UtahTue, Nov 10, 9:49 PM MST · 14204 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.810 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Nov 10, 4:57 PM MST · 14204 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
8. 1.66 km WNW of Hiawatha, UtahMon, Nov 9, 4:52 AM MST · 14206 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
9. 1.56 km ENE of Sunnyside, UtahFri, Oct 30, 11:11 PM MST · 14215 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
10. 2.18 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Oct 29, 2:31 PM MST · 14216 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50034725. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC.