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

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Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
20

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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.

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Sources

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