Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km S of Joseph, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km S of Joseph, Utah on Fri, Jan 16, 1987, 1:28 PM MST (20:28 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-16 20:28:54 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.556° N, 112.218° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Utah · 14494 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.39 km SSE of Mayfield, Utah · 14494 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.819 km S of Beaver, Utah · 14493 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.421 km S of Beaver, Utah · 14493 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.322 km S of Beaver, Utah · 14493 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.77 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 14472 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.124 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14470 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.515 km E of Oak City, Utah · 14456 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.015 km S of Beaver, Utah · 14442 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.52 km SSE of Manti, Utah · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.61 km S of Manti, Utah · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.912 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14434 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.77 km S of Joseph, Utah · 14496 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.610 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14503 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.29 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14503 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.58 km NW of Junction, Utah · 14510 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.121 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14513 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.618 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14514 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.519 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14514 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.021 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14524 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50031250. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.