Utah earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 4 km WSW of Joseph, Utah

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Joseph, Utah on Sat, Apr 25, 1987, 7:59 AM MDT (13:59 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1987-04-25 13:59:20 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.615° N, 112.267° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
20

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 14403 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.85 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 14403 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.05 km WSW of Beaver, Utah · 14401 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14393 days ago · -3 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.710 km N of Junction, Utah · 14384 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.68 km NNW of Junction, Utah · 14380 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.518 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14373 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.331 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14363 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.318 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14359 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.619 km E of Mayfield, Utah · 14352 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.72 km E of Gunnison, Utah · 14351 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.511 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14418 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.95 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah · 14419 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.112 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14432 days ago · -3 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.410 km W of Emery, Utah · 14432 days ago · -3 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.211 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50032465. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC.