M2.8 earthquake 86 km E of Montello, Nevada

Magnitude

2.8 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Nov 17, 1987, 9:20 AM MST

UTC

1987-11-17 16:20:45 UTC

Depth

7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

41.181° N, 113.171° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

112°

Stations used

16

• Grantsville, UtahPopulation 10,027. Forecast88 kmNW
• West Valley City, UtahPopulation 136,208. Forecast112 kmWNW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast865 kmN

After

1. 1.683 km E of Montello, NevadaTue, Nov 17, 5:34 PM MST · 14196 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.884 km E of Montello, NevadaMon, Nov 23, 4:04 AM MST · 14190 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
3. 1.619 km SW of Thatcher, UtahTue, Nov 24, 8:13 PM MST · 14188 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.884 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Nov 27, 2:43 AM MST · 14186 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
5. 1.983 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Nov 27, 7:45 AM MST · 14186 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
6. 1.586 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Nov 27, 3:05 PM MST · 14186 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.613 km SE of Snowville, UtahSun, Nov 29, 12:06 AM MST · 14184 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.685 km E of Montello, NevadaSun, Nov 29, 5:48 AM MST · 14184 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.612 km SE of Snowville, UtahSun, Nov 29, 8:58 AM MST · 14184 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.69 km ENE of Howell, UtahMon, Nov 30, 6:07 PM MST · 14182 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.786 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Dec 2, 5:28 PM MST · 14181 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.285 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Dec 11, 6:05 AM MST · 14172 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
13. 1.8UtahMon, Dec 14, 9:39 AM MST · 14169 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
14. 1.986 km W of Hooper, UtahTue, Dec 15, 11:00 AM MST · 14168 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.386 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Dec 19, 2:57 PM MST · 14164 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.613 km ESE of Snowville, UtahSun, Dec 20, 6:15 PM MST · 14162 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.886 km E of Montello, NevadaTue, Dec 22, 5:55 AM MST · 14161 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
18. 1.784 km E of Montello, NevadaThu, Dec 24, 1:23 PM MST · 14159 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
19. 1.685 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 6, 12:04 PM MST · 14146 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
20. 1.586 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 6, 2:10 PM MST · 14146 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
21. 1.683 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 6, 9:11 PM MST · 14145 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
22. 1.786 km E of Montello, NevadaThu, Jan 7, 6:36 PM MST · 14144 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
23. 1.683 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 2:32 PM MST · 14144 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
24. 1.649 km WNW of Hooper, UtahWed, Jan 13, 6:21 PM MST · 14138 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

Before

1. 1.7UtahMon, Nov 16, 3:08 PM MST · 14197 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.684 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Nov 14, 9:19 AM MST · 14199 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
3. 1.686 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Nov 14, 5:44 AM MST · 14199 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.784 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Nov 14, 3:44 AM MST · 14199 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.713 km ESE of Snowville, UtahSat, Nov 14, 3:43 AM MST · 14199 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.285 km E of Montello, NevadaThu, Nov 12, 3:29 AM MST · 14201 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.985 km E of Montello, NevadaMon, Nov 9, 9:25 PM MST · 14203 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
8. 2.685 km E of Montello, NevadaSun, Nov 8, 4:08 PM MST · 14205 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.084 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Nov 7, 6:03 PM MST · 14205 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
10. 2.783 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Nov 7, 10:52 AM MST · 14206 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
11. 2.084 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Nov 6, 5:59 AM MST · 14207 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
12. 2.284 km E of Montello, NevadaThu, Nov 5, 8:02 PM MST · 14207 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
13. 1.96 km SE of Snowville, UtahTue, Nov 3, 7:15 PM MST · 14209 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.586 km E of Montello, NevadaTue, Nov 3, 11:34 AM MST · 14210 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.685 km E of Montello, NevadaTue, Nov 3, 9:58 AM MST · 14210 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.585 km E of Montello, NevadaMon, Nov 2, 11:00 PM MST · 14210 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
17. 1.784 km E of Montello, NevadaSun, Nov 1, 2:32 PM MST · 14212 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
18. 1.785 km E of Montello, NevadaSun, Nov 1, 7:31 AM MST · 14212 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
19. 1.683 km E of Montello, NevadaSun, Nov 1, 1:35 AM MST · 14212 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
20. 1.684 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Oct 31, 12:22 AM MST · 14213 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50034635. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.