Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km S of Joseph, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km S of Joseph, Utah on Wed, Jan 14, 1987, 11:52 AM MST (18:52 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 9 km SSE of Mayfield, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1987-01-14 18:52:46 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.556° N, 112.229° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km S of Joseph, Utah · 14503 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.7Utah · 14503 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.39 km SSE of Mayfield, Utah · 14503 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.819 km S of Beaver, Utah · 14502 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.421 km S of Beaver, Utah · 14502 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.322 km S of Beaver, Utah · 14502 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.77 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 14481 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.124 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14479 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.515 km E of Oak City, Utah · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.015 km S of Beaver, Utah · 14451 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.52 km SSE of Manti, Utah · 14449 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.61 km S of Manti, Utah · 14449 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.610 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14512 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.29 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14512 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.58 km NW of Junction, Utah · 14519 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.121 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14522 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.618 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14523 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.519 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14523 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.021 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50031235. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.