Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km SSW of Joseph, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Joseph, Utah on Sat, Apr 25, 1987, 10:51 AM MDT (16:51 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 5 km WSW of Beaver, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-25 16:51:55 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.587° N, 112.251° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km WSW of Beaver, Utah · 14393 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.310 km W of Fayette, Utah · 14385 days ago · -3 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.710 km N of Junction, Utah · 14376 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.68 km NNW of Junction, Utah · 14371 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.518 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14364 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.331 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14355 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.318 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14351 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.419 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 14348 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.619 km E of Mayfield, Utah · 14343 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.72 km E of Gunnison, Utah · 14343 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.03 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 14395 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.14 km WSW of Joseph, Utah · 14395 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.511 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14409 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.95 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah · 14410 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.112 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14424 days ago · -3 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.410 km W of Emery, Utah · 14424 days ago · -3 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.211 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14424 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50032480. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.