Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 84 km E of Montello, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 84 km E of Montello, Nevada on Fri, Oct 23, 1987, 6:24 PM MDT (00:24 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 86 km E of Montello, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-10-24 00:24:32 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.221° N, 113.190° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.486 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14214 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.686 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14213 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.686 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14213 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14213 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.085 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14212 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.885 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14212 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.018 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14212 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.311 km E of Snowville, Utah · 14212 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14212 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.484 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14212 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14211 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.586 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14211 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.885 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14211 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.885 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14211 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.585 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14211 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.086 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14211 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.585 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14210 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.785 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14210 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.785 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14209 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.386 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14209 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.985 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14209 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.812 km E of Snowville, Utah · 14208 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.786 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14208 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.885 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14208 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.785 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14207 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.687 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14207 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.686 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14207 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.986 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14207 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.586 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14207 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.784 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14207 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.684 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14206 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.683 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14205 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.785 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14205 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.784 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14205 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.585 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14203 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14203 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.586 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14203 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.96 km SE of Snowville, Utah · 14203 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.284 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14201 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.084 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14200 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.311 km NNE of Howell, Utah · 14200 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.783 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14199 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.084 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14199 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 2.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14198 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.985 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14197 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.285 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14194 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.713 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.784 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14192 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.686 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.684 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.7Utah · 14190 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.886 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14189 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.683 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14189 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.884 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14183 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.619 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14182 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.884 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14179 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.983 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14179 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.586 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14179 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.613 km SE of Snowville, Utah · 14177 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14177 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.783 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14214 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.886 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14214 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14214 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.985 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14214 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.186 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14214 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.777 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14214 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.984 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14218 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.118 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14220 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.684 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14221 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.784 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14222 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.985 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14222 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.786 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14223 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.519 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14224 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.684 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14227 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.886 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14228 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.683 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14229 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.985 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14231 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.783 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14231 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.785 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14231 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.385 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14232 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50034085. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.