Utah earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km SSE of Salina, Utah

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Salina, Utah on Sat, Jul 18, 1987, 10:17 AM MDT (16:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 30 km N of Beaver, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-07-18 16:17:01 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.901° N, 111.842° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.53 km SE of Salina, Utah · 14311 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.13 km SE of Salina, Utah · 14311 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.34 km SSE of Salina, Utah · 14311 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.87 km E of Leamington, Utah · 14298 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.47 km SW of Fayette, Utah · 14278 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.611 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14270 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.811 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14269 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.213 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14269 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.311 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14269 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.314 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14269 days ago · -3 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.311 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14269 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.811 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14269 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.810 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14269 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.912 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14269 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.611 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14268 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.612 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14266 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.830 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14266 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.729 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14265 days ago · -3 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.827 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14265 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.430 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14265 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.230 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14265 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.126 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14265 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.430 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14265 days ago · -3 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.229 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14265 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.729 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14265 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.730 km N of Beaver, Utah · 14265 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.529 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14259 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.05 km W of Joseph, Utah · 14258 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 3.215 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14258 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.014 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14258 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.719 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14314 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.514 km NE of Leamington, Utah · 14316 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.919 km SW of Emery, Utah · 14329 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.524 km E of Glenwood, Utah · 14333 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.223 km E of Glenwood, Utah · 14333 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50032945. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.