Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3 km SW of Joseph, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Joseph, Utah on Sat, Apr 25, 1987, 10:45 AM MDT (16:45 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10 km N of Junction, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1987-04-25 16:45:22 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.603° N, 112.250° 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, 17.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 14404 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.05 km WSW of Beaver, Utah · 14402 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14394 days ago · -3 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.710 km N of Junction, Utah · 14385 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.68 km NNW of Junction, Utah · 14381 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.518 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14374 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.331 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14364 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.318 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14360 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.419 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 14357 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.619 km E of Mayfield, Utah · 14353 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.72 km E of Gunnison, Utah · 14352 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 3.14 km WSW of Joseph, Utah · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.511 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14419 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.95 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah · 14420 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.112 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14433 days ago · -3 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.410 km W of Emery, Utah · 14433 days ago · -3 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.211 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14433 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50032470. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.