M2.0 earthquake 11 km NNW of Scipio, Utah

Magnitude

2.0 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Nov 12, 1987, 9:07 PM MST

UTC

1987-11-13 04:07:45 UTC

Depth

11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.346° N, 112.139° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

77°

Stations used

14

• Oak City, UtahPopulation 623. Forecast17 kmE
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast76 kmSSW
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast107 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast656 kmN

After

1. 2.16 km ENE of Leamington, UtahMon, Nov 16, 3:18 PM MST · 14190 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.27 km ENE of Leamington, UtahMon, Nov 16, 4:41 PM MST · 14189 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
3. 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Nov 20, 8:54 AM MST · 14186 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
4. 1.812 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Nov 20, 5:37 PM MST · 14185 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
5. 2.09 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Nov 24, 2:35 AM MST · 14182 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.117 km WNW of Huntington, UtahTue, Nov 24, 10:05 PM MST · 14181 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
7. 1.711 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Nov 25, 10:08 AM MST · 14181 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
8. 2.212 km W of Huntington, UtahWed, Nov 25, 4:20 PM MST · 14180 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
9. 2.910 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Dec 1, 11:08 AM MST · 14175 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
10. 2.312 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Dec 1, 3:32 PM MST · 14175 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
11. 2.115 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 2, 7:10 PM MST · 14173 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
12. 2.412 km W of Huntington, UtahWed, Dec 2, 11:11 PM MST · 14173 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
13. 2.26 km N of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 3, 4:03 PM MST · 14172 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
14. 2.412 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 3, 9:18 PM MST · 14172 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
15. 2.315 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Dec 4, 8:07 AM MST · 14172 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
16. 2.512 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Dec 5, 3:52 AM MST · 14171 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
17. 1.810 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSat, Dec 5, 8:38 PM MST · 14170 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
18. 2.215 km NW of Orangeville, UtahMon, Dec 7, 5:33 PM MST · 14168 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
19. 2.14 km NW of Redmond, UtahTue, Dec 8, 2:39 PM MST · 14168 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
20. 1.75 km NW of Redmond, UtahTue, Dec 8, 2:42 PM MST · 14168 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
21. 1.614 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 9, 11:32 AM MST · 14167 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
22. 2.113 km W of Huntington, UtahThu, Dec 10, 2:51 AM MST · 14166 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
23. 1.813 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 10, 12:49 PM MST · 14166 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
24. 1.69 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Dec 12, 3:39 AM MST · 14164 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
25. 2.46 km SW of Clear Creek, UtahTue, Dec 15, 4:49 PM MST · 14160 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
26. 2.16 km NW of Hiawatha, UtahTue, Dec 15, 6:08 PM MST · 14160 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
27. 2.116 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 16, 5:52 AM MST · 14160 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
28. 2.36 km E of Spring City, UtahWed, Dec 16, 5:53 AM MST · 14160 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
29. 3.916 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 16, 10:43 AM MST · 14160 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
30. 1.821 km SW of Kanosh, UtahSat, Dec 19, 6:54 AM MST · 14157 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
31. 1.810 km WSW of Fayette, UtahFri, Dec 25, 6:40 PM MST · 14150 days ago · -2 km deep · 21 km away
32. 2.310 km WSW of Fayette, UtahSat, Dec 26, 11:48 AM MST · 14150 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
33. 1.715 km W of Levan, UtahSat, Dec 26, 4:48 PM MST · 14149 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
34. 1.78 km SSE of Mapleton, UtahThu, Jan 7, 4:43 PM MST · 14137 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
35. 1.512 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Jan 8, 10:05 PM MST · 14136 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away

Before

1. 3.02 km SSW of Manti, UtahTue, Nov 10, 9:49 PM MST · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
2. 1.810 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Nov 10, 4:57 PM MST · 14195 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
3. 2.26 km E of Leamington, UtahTue, Nov 10, 11:56 AM MST · 14196 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
4. 1.66 km WNW of Hiawatha, UtahMon, Nov 9, 4:52 AM MST · 14197 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.18 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Oct 29, 2:31 PM MST · 14208 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
6. 2.011 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Oct 22, 7:00 AM MDT · 14215 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
7. 1.616 km NW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Oct 22, 6:29 AM MDT · 14215 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.35 km NNW of Mona, UtahWed, Oct 21, 8:20 PM MDT · 14215 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
9. 1.69 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Oct 21, 6:37 PM MDT · 14215 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
10. 3.55 km N of Fairview, UtahMon, Oct 19, 1:17 AM MDT · 14218 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50034565. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.