M2.7 earthquake 10 km N of Junction, Utah
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 10 km N of Junction, Utah on Thu, May 14, 1987, 2:32 PM MDT (20:32 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 23 km E of Glenwood, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-14 20:32:10 UTC
- Depth
- 1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.329° N, 112.242° 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, 8.9 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 101°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.68 km NNW of Junction, Utah · 14372 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.331 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14356 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.318 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14352 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.419 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 14348 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.72 km E of Gunnison, Utah · 14343 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.223 km E of Glenwood, Utah · 14334 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.524 km E of Glenwood, Utah · 14334 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.919 km SW of Emery, Utah · 14330 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50032595. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.