M2.4 earthquake 19 km SE of Torrey, Utah
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 19 km SE of Torrey, Utah on Thu, Jun 11, 1987, 3:25 PM MDT (21:25 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 23 km E of Glenwood, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-11 21:25:02 UTC
- Depth
- 1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.183° N, 111.245° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.223 km E of Glenwood, Utah · 14333 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.524 km E of Glenwood, Utah · 14333 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.919 km SW of Emery, Utah · 14330 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.96 km SSE of Salina, Utah · 14311 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.53 km SE of Salina, Utah · 14311 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.13 km SE of Salina, Utah · 14311 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.34 km SSE of Salina, Utah · 14311 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50032750. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.