Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 86 km E of Montello, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 86 km E of Montello, Nevada on Wed, Sep 30, 1987, 1:57 PM MDT (19:57 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 84 km W of Hooper, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-09-30 19:57:42 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.185° N, 113.173° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.584 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14236 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.885 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14236 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.185 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14236 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.718 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14235 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.318 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14235 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.219 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14235 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.818 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14235 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.017 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14234 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.786 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14233 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.120 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14233 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.584 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14232 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.385 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14232 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.884 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14232 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.681 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14231 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.385 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14231 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.785 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14231 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.783 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14230 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.985 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14230 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.683 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14229 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.886 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14228 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.684 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14227 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.519 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14224 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.786 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14222 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.985 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14222 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.784 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14222 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.684 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14221 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.118 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14219 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.984 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14217 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.777 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14214 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 4.186 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14214 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.985 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14213 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14213 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.886 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14213 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.783 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14213 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.084 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14213 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.486 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14213 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.686 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14213 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.686 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14213 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14212 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 3.085 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14212 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 2.885 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14212 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.018 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14212 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.311 km E of Snowville, Utah · 14211 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 4.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14211 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.484 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14211 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14211 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.586 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14211 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.885 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14211 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.885 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14211 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.585 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14210 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.086 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14210 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.585 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14210 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.785 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14209 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.785 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14209 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.386 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14208 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.985 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14208 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.812 km E of Snowville, Utah · 14208 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.786 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14208 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.885 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14208 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.785 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14207 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 1.785 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14238 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.785 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14238 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.684 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14239 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.983 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14239 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.785 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14239 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.786 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14240 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.785 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14240 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.985 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14240 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.385 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14241 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.085 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14241 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.384 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14241 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.982 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14241 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.780 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14241 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.984 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14242 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.585 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14242 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.883 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14242 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.583 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14242 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.280 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14242 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.981 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14242 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.679 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14242 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50033785. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.