Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 86 km E of Montello, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 86 km E of Montello, Nevada on Fri, Nov 27, 1987, 3:05 PM MST (22:05 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 13 km SE of Snowville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-11-27 22:05:43 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.187° N, 113.168° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km SE of Snowville, Utah · 14177 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14177 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.612 km SE of Snowville, Utah · 14177 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.69 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14175 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.786 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14173 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.285 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14165 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.8Utah · 14162 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.69 km NNE of Howell, Utah · 14161 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.986 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14161 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.386 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14156 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.613 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 14155 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.886 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14154 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.784 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14152 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14139 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.586 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14138 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.683 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14138 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.786 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14137 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.683 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14136 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.649 km WNW of Hooper, Utah · 14131 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.983 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14179 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.884 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14179 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.619 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14181 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.884 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14183 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.683 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14188 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.886 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14189 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.7Utah · 14189 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.684 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.686 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.784 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14192 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.713 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.285 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14194 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.985 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14196 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14197 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.084 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14198 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.783 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14199 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.084 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14200 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.284 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14200 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.96 km SE of Snowville, Utah · 14202 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.586 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14203 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50034795. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.