M2.3 earthquake 6 km E of Spring City, Utah

Magnitude

2.3 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Dec 16, 1987, 5:53 AM MST

UTC

1987-12-16 12:53:03 UTC

Depth

9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.484° N, 111.419° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.9 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

202°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Spring City, UtahPopulation 1,002. Forecast7 kmE
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast63 kmSSE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast86 kmSSE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast674 kmN

After

1. 3.916 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 16, 10:43 AM MST · 14160 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
2. 1.810 km WSW of Fayette, UtahFri, Dec 25, 6:40 PM MST · 14151 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
3. 2.310 km WSW of Fayette, UtahSat, Dec 26, 11:48 AM MST · 14150 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
4. 1.715 km W of Levan, UtahSat, Dec 26, 4:48 PM MST · 14150 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
5. 1.58 km NNW of Helper, UtahWed, Dec 30, 4:30 AM MST · 14146 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
6. 2.26 km W of Vineyard, UtahFri, Jan 1, 9:16 AM MST · 14144 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
7. 1.78 km SSE of Mapleton, UtahThu, Jan 7, 4:43 PM MST · 14138 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.512 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Jan 8, 10:05 PM MST · 14137 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
9. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahMon, Jan 11, 9:31 PM MST · 14134 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
10. 1.917 km ESE of Castle Dale, UtahFri, Jan 15, 7:05 AM MST · 14130 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
11. 2.0UtahFri, Jan 15, 7:08 AM MST · 14130 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
12. 2.320 km SE of Castle Dale, UtahFri, Jan 15, 7:09 AM MST · 14130 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.124 km E of Mayfield, UtahMon, Jan 18, 9:15 PM MST · 14127 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
14. 1.616 km ESE of Castle Dale, UtahTue, Jan 19, 4:38 AM MST · 14126 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.714 km ESE of Castle Dale, UtahWed, Jan 20, 12:16 AM MST · 14126 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
16. 2.914 km ESE of Castle Dale, UtahWed, Jan 20, 12:42 AM MST · 14126 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
17. 1.613 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Jan 22, 11:22 AM MST · 14123 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
18. 2.115 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Jan 24, 8:16 AM MST · 14121 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
19. 3.217 km ENE of Kenilworth, UtahMon, Jan 25, 12:49 PM MST · 14120 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
20. 2.413 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Jan 29, 2:23 AM MST · 14117 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
21. 1.99 km E of Scipio, UtahMon, Feb 1, 11:17 PM MST · 14113 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
22. 2.110 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Feb 5, 1:05 AM MST · 14110 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
23. 2.014 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Feb 5, 11:26 PM MST · 14109 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
24. 2.315 km NW of Orangeville, UtahMon, Feb 8, 9:03 AM MST · 14106 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
25. 1.81 km W of Wales, UtahMon, Feb 8, 4:43 PM MST · 14106 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
26. 2.514 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 13, 1:28 AM MST · 14102 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away

Before

1. 2.116 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 16, 5:52 AM MST · 14160 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
2. 2.16 km NW of Hiawatha, UtahTue, Dec 15, 6:08 PM MST · 14161 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
3. 2.46 km SW of Clear Creek, UtahTue, Dec 15, 4:49 PM MST · 14161 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
4. 1.69 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Dec 12, 3:39 AM MST · 14164 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
5. 1.813 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 10, 12:49 PM MST · 14166 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
6. 2.113 km W of Huntington, UtahThu, Dec 10, 2:51 AM MST · 14166 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
7. 1.614 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 9, 11:32 AM MST · 14167 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
8. 1.75 km NW of Redmond, UtahTue, Dec 8, 2:42 PM MST · 14168 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.14 km NW of Redmond, UtahTue, Dec 8, 2:39 PM MST · 14168 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
10. 2.215 km NW of Orangeville, UtahMon, Dec 7, 5:33 PM MST · 14169 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
11. 2.512 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Dec 5, 3:52 AM MST · 14171 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
12. 2.315 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Dec 4, 8:07 AM MST · 14172 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
13. 2.412 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 3, 9:18 PM MST · 14173 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
14. 2.26 km N of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 3, 4:03 PM MST · 14173 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
15. 2.412 km W of Huntington, UtahWed, Dec 2, 11:11 PM MST · 14174 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
16. 2.115 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Dec 2, 7:10 PM MST · 14174 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
17. 2.312 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Dec 1, 3:32 PM MST · 14175 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
18. 2.910 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Dec 1, 11:08 AM MST · 14175 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
19. 2.212 km W of Huntington, UtahWed, Nov 25, 4:20 PM MST · 14181 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
20. 1.711 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Nov 25, 10:08 AM MST · 14181 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50035075. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.