M2.7 earthquake Utah

Magnitude

2.7 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Feb 5, 1987, 4:17 AM MST

UTC

1987-02-05 11:17:02 UTC

Depth

2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.357° N, 111.118° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

118°

Stations used

20

• Huntington, UtahPopulation 2,004. Forecast14 kmWNW
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast89 kmSE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast108 kmSSE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast663 kmN

After

1. 2.413 km WNW of Huntington, UtahSun, Feb 8, 3:41 AM MST · 14470 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
2. 3.014 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Feb 10, 9:35 PM MST · 14468 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.90 km NE of Mount Nebo, UtahThu, Feb 12, 2:01 PM MST · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.515 km E of Oak City, UtahMon, Feb 23, 3:57 AM MST · 14455 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.813 km WNW of Huntington, UtahWed, Feb 25, 5:59 AM MST · 14453 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.52 km SSE of Manti, UtahWed, Mar 11, 6:11 AM MST · 14439 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
7. 2.61 km S of Manti, UtahWed, Mar 11, 8:31 AM MST · 14439 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
8. 2.613 km WNW of Huntington, UtahThu, Mar 12, 12:05 AM MST · 14439 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
9. 2.912 km WNW of Emery, UtahTue, Mar 17, 11:11 AM MST · 14433 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
10. 2.317 km W of Emery, UtahWed, Mar 18, 9:23 PM MST · 14432 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
11. 2.218 km W of Emery, UtahWed, Mar 18, 10:03 PM MST · 14432 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
12. 2.29 km WNW of Emery, UtahFri, Mar 20, 3:19 PM MST · 14430 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
13. 1.814 km WNW of Emery, UtahFri, Mar 20, 9:41 PM MST · 14430 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
14. 2.010 km WNW of Emery, UtahFri, Mar 20, 9:42 PM MST · 14430 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
15. 2.211 km WNW of Emery, UtahFri, Mar 27, 4:27 AM MST · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
16. 2.410 km W of Emery, UtahFri, Mar 27, 4:28 AM MST · 14423 days ago · -3 km deep · 52 km away
17. 2.112 km WNW of Emery, UtahFri, Mar 27, 4:31 AM MST · 14423 days ago · -3 km deep · 51 km away
18. 1.714 km E of Woodland Hills, UtahWed, Apr 1, 5:00 PM MST · 14418 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away

Before

1. 3.113 km WNW of Huntington, UtahWed, Feb 4, 5:15 PM MST · 14474 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.313 km WNW of Huntington, UtahWed, Feb 4, 4:15 PM MST · 14474 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.712 km SSW of Levan, UtahWed, Jan 21, 5:52 AM MST · 14488 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
4. 2.911 km W of Huntington, UtahWed, Jan 21, 3:06 AM MST · 14488 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.714 km WNW of Huntington, UtahSun, Jan 18, 8:04 PM MST · 14491 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.712 km WNW of Huntington, UtahSat, Jan 17, 7:01 AM MST · 14492 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
7. 3.39 km SSE of Mayfield, UtahFri, Jan 16, 4:27 PM MST · 14493 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
8. 2.510 km NW of Helper, UtahTue, Jan 13, 3:46 AM MST · 14496 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
9. 2.127 km SSE of Independence, UtahSat, Jan 10, 4:02 AM MST · 14499 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
10. 2.99 km NW of Helper, UtahThu, Jan 8, 7:59 AM MST · 14501 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
11. 1.610 km ESE of Scipio, UtahWed, Jan 7, 7:07 PM MST · 14502 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
12. 2.29 km ESE of Scipio, UtahWed, Jan 7, 6:51 PM MST · 14502 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50031455. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.