Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km E of Providence, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km E of Providence, Utah on Mon, Sep 7, 1987, 8:29 PM MDT (02:29 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 18 km SW of Thatcher, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-09-08 02:29:54 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.704° N, 111.762° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14253 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.718 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14235 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.318 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14235 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.219 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14235 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.818 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14235 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.017 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14235 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.120 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14233 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.89 km SSE of Morgan, Utah · 14228 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.519 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14224 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.118 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14220 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.018 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 14212 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.311 km E of Snowville, Utah · 14212 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.812 km E of Snowville, Utah · 14209 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.811 km ENE of Huntsville, Utah · 14205 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.611 km ENE of Huntsville, Utah · 14205 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.96 km SE of Snowville, Utah · 14203 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.311 km NNE of Howell, Utah · 14200 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km E of Providence, Utah · 14260 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.314 km NW of Howell, Utah · 14272 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.619 km WSW of Malad City, Idaho · 14283 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.115 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 14286 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50033490. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.