M2.2 earthquake 9 km ESE of Scipio, Utah

Magnitude

2.2 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Jan 7, 1987, 6:51 PM MST

UTC

1987-01-08 01:51:05 UTC

Depth

0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.204° N, 112.008° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

64°

Stations used

18

• Gunnison, UtahPopulation 3,238. Forecast17 kmWNW
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast88 kmSSW
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast118 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast640 kmN

After

1. 1.610 km ESE of Scipio, UtahWed, Jan 7, 7:07 PM MST · 14503 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.77 km S of Joseph, UtahWed, Jan 14, 11:52 AM MST · 14496 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
3. 1.67 km S of Joseph, UtahFri, Jan 16, 1:28 PM MST · 14494 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.7UtahFri, Jan 16, 1:33 PM MST · 14494 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
5. 3.39 km SSE of Mayfield, UtahFri, Jan 16, 4:27 PM MST · 14494 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
6. 2.712 km WNW of Huntington, UtahSat, Jan 17, 7:01 AM MST · 14493 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
7. 2.714 km WNW of Huntington, UtahSun, Jan 18, 8:04 PM MST · 14492 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
8. 2.911 km W of Huntington, UtahWed, Jan 21, 3:06 AM MST · 14489 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
9. 1.712 km SSW of Levan, UtahWed, Jan 21, 5:52 AM MST · 14489 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
10. 2.313 km WNW of Huntington, UtahWed, Feb 4, 4:15 PM MST · 14475 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
11. 3.113 km WNW of Huntington, UtahWed, Feb 4, 5:15 PM MST · 14475 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
12. 2.7UtahThu, Feb 5, 4:17 AM MST · 14474 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
13. 2.413 km WNW of Huntington, UtahSun, Feb 8, 3:41 AM MST · 14471 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
14. 2.124 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Feb 9, 3:41 AM MST · 14470 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
15. 3.014 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Feb 10, 9:35 PM MST · 14469 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
16. 2.90 km NE of Mount Nebo, UtahThu, Feb 12, 2:01 PM MST · 14467 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
17. 2.515 km E of Oak City, UtahMon, Feb 23, 3:57 AM MST · 14456 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
18. 2.813 km WNW of Huntington, UtahWed, Feb 25, 5:59 AM MST · 14454 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away

Before

1. 2.912 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Jan 1, 6:26 AM MST · 14509 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.121 km SW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Dec 28, 1:45 PM MST · 14513 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
3. 2.618 km SW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Dec 28, 12:37 AM MST · 14514 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
4. 2.519 km SW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Dec 28, 12:08 AM MST · 14514 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
5. 1.83 km NNW of Rocky Ridge, UtahFri, Dec 26, 5:31 AM MST · 14515 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
6. 2.414 km W of Huntington, UtahSun, Dec 21, 10:50 AM MST · 14520 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
7. 2.021 km SW of Kanosh, UtahWed, Dec 17, 11:05 PM MST · 14524 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
8. 1.62 km SW of Rocky Ridge, UtahSat, Dec 13, 3:50 PM MST · 14528 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.67 km E of Leamington, UtahThu, Dec 11, 2:34 PM MST · 14530 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
10. 1.98 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Dec 9, 4:44 PM MST · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50031195. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.