Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 29 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah on Tue, Sep 8, 1987, 1:59 PM MDT (19:59 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-09-08 19:59:13 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.553° N, 112.551° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
282°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km W of Joseph, Utah · 14259 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.229 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14246 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away

Before

  1. 1.730 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14265 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.729 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14265 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.229 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14266 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.430 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14266 days ago · -3 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.126 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14266 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.230 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14266 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.430 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14266 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.827 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14266 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.729 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14266 days ago · -3 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.830 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14266 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.612 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14266 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.611 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14269 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.912 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14269 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.810 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14270 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.811 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14270 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.311 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14270 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.314 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14270 days ago · -3 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.311 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14270 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.213 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14270 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.811 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14270 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50033495. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.