Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in Utah on Thu, Jan 29, 1987, 12:57 PM MST (19:57 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 5 km ENE of Daniel, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-29 19:57:21 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.263° N, 111.815° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
28

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km WSW of Vineyard, Utah · 14482 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.012 km NE of Springville, Utah · 14472 days ago · -3 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.25 km ENE of Daniel, Utah · 14471 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.90 km NE of Mount Nebo, Utah · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.65 km ENE of Daniel, Utah · 14457 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.512 km N of Tabiona, Utah · 14447 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.86 km SW of Vineyard, Utah · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.25 km ESE of Heber City, Utah · 14488 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.712 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 14490 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.510 km NW of Helper, Utah · 14498 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.127 km SSE of Independence, Utah · 14501 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.99 km NW of Helper, Utah · 14503 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50031385. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC.