Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km SSW of Levan, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Levan, Utah on Wed, Jan 21, 1987, 5:52 AM MST (12:52 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 Utah. This one was a foreshock.

Levan forecastMore in Utah

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-21 12:52:53 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.452° N, 111.911° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Utah · 14481 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.85 km WSW of Vineyard, Utah · 14481 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.313 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 14475 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.113 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 14475 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.7Utah · 14474 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.413 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 14471 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.012 km NE of Springville, Utah · 14471 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.014 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14468 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.90 km NE of Mount Nebo, Utah · 14467 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.515 km E of Oak City, Utah · 14456 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.813 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 14454 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.86 km SW of Vineyard, Utah · 14440 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.52 km SSE of Manti, Utah · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.61 km S of Manti, Utah · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.613 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 14439 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.912 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14434 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.317 km W of Emery, Utah · 14432 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.218 km W of Emery, Utah · 14432 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.29 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14431 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.814 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14430 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.010 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 14430 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.911 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14489 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.714 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 14492 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.712 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 14493 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.39 km SSE of Mayfield, Utah · 14494 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.510 km NW of Helper, Utah · 14497 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.127 km SSE of Independence, Utah · 14500 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.99 km NW of Helper, Utah · 14502 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.610 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14503 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.29 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14503 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.912 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14509 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.83 km NNW of Rocky Ridge, Utah · 14515 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.53 km NNW of Kenilworth, Utah · 14517 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

Earthquakes todayUtah earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50031330. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.