Utah earthquakes in 1987
86 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Utah in 1987. The largest: M4.7 86 km E of Montello, Nevada, Sep 24, 1987.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1987 was located in Utah. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1987
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 3.916 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.810 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 2 km deep
- 2.910 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16 km deep
- 2.79 km NW of Alton, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.886 km E of Montello, Nevada · 8 km deep
- 3.02 km SSW of Manti, Utah · 1 km deep
- 2.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 9 km deep
- 2.783 km E of Montello, Nevada · 9 km deep
- 2.611 km ENE of Huntsville, Utah · 14 km deep
- 4.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 10 km deep
- 2.885 km E of Montello, Nevada · 10 km deep
- 3.085 km E of Montello, Nevada · 9 km deep
- 2.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 9 km deep
- 2.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 10 km deep
- 4.186 km E of Montello, Nevada · 9 km deep
- 3.55 km N of Fairview, Utah · 9 km deep
- 2.717 km NE of Halls Crossing, Utah · 10 km deep
- 3.385 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14 km deep
- 3.120 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 21 km deep
- 3.318 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 7 km deep
- 3.584 km W of Hooper, Utah · 11 km deep
- 3.983 km W of Hooper, Utah · 10 km deep
- 2.985 km E of Montello, Nevada · 8 km deep
- 3.385 km E of Montello, Nevada · 11 km deep
- 3.982 km W of Hooper, Utah · 17 km deep
- 4.282 km W of Hooper, Utah · 8 km deep
- 4.786 km E of Montello, Nevada · 9 km deep
- 4.084 km W of Hooper, Utah · 8 km deep
- 3.785 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14 km deep
- 3.215 km W of Huntington, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.729 km N of Beaver, Utah · 3 km deep
- 3.230 km N of Beaver, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.729 km N of Beaver, Utah · -3 km deep
- 2.810 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.611 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 8 km deep
- 2.68 km NW of Helper, Utah · 2 km deep
- 2.53 km SE of Salina, Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.96 km SSE of Salina, Utah · 10 km deep
- 2.95 km N of Helper, Utah · 1 km deep
- 2.524 km E of Glenwood, Utah · 6 km deep
- 3.223 km E of Glenwood, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.68 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.84 km N of Sunnyside, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.88 km NW of Helper, Utah · 6 km deep
- 3.120 km ENE of Samak, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.710 km N of Junction, Utah · 2 km deep
- 2.56 km E of Leamington, Utah · -3 km deep
- 2.613 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 6 km deep
- 3.14 km WSW of Joseph, Utah · 6 km deep
- 3.112 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 5 km deep
- 3.212 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.811 km W of Huntington, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.711 km S of Snowville, Utah · 10 km deep
- 2.511 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.710 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 4 km deep
- 3.110 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.610 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 4 km deep
- 3.510 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.912 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 3 km deep
- 3.010 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 2 km deep
- 2.613 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.61 km S of Manti, Utah · 7 km deep
- 2.52 km SSE of Manti, Utah · 7 km deep
- 3.512 km N of Tabiona, Utah · 15 km deep
- 2.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 2 km deep
- 2.5Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.810 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.710 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 2 km deep
- 2.813 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 3 km deep
- 3.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.515 km E of Oak City, Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.919 km NW of Beryl Junction, Utah · 9 km deep
- 3.516 km WNW of Beryl Junction, Utah · 7 km deep
- 2.90 km NE of Mount Nebo, Utah · 7 km deep
- 3.014 km W of Huntington, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.77 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 13 km deep
- 2.7Utah · 3 km deep
- 3.113 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.89 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.911 km W of Huntington, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.714 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.819 km S of Beaver, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.712 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 2 km deep
- 3.39 km SSE of Mayfield, Utah · 19 km deep
- 2.99 km NW of Helper, Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.912 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 4 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1987 in Utah.
- 4.786 km E of Montello, Nevada · 9 km deep
- 4.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 10 km deep
- 4.282 km W of Hooper, Utah · 8 km deep
- 4.186 km E of Montello, Nevada · 9 km deep
- 4.084 km W of Hooper, Utah · 8 km deep
- 3.916 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 3 km deep
- 3.983 km W of Hooper, Utah · 10 km deep
- 3.982 km W of Hooper, Utah · 17 km deep
- 3.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 5 km deep
- 3.785 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14 km deep
- 3.510 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 5 km deep
- 3.512 km N of Tabiona, Utah · 15 km deep
- 3.584 km W of Hooper, Utah · 11 km deep
- 3.516 km WNW of Beryl Junction, Utah · 7 km deep
- 3.55 km N of Fairview, Utah · 9 km deep
- 3.318 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 7 km deep
- 3.385 km E of Montello, Nevada · 11 km deep
- 3.385 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14 km deep
- 3.39 km SSE of Mayfield, Utah · 19 km deep
- 3.212 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 5 km deep
- 3.230 km N of Beaver, Utah · 4 km deep
- 3.223 km E of Glenwood, Utah · 4 km deep
- 3.215 km W of Huntington, Utah · 6 km deep
- 3.120 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 21 km deep
- 3.112 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 5 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1987 | 7 | 3.3 | 9 km SSE of Mayfield, Utah |
| February 1987 | 14 | 3.9 | 10 km ENE of Howell, Utah |
| March 1987 | 7 | 3.5 | 12 km N of Tabiona, Utah |
| April 1987 | 11 | 3.5 | 10 km ENE of Howell, Utah |
| May 1987 | 2 | 2.7 | 10 km N of Junction, Utah |
| June 1987 | 6 | 3.2 | 23 km E of Glenwood, Utah |
| July 1987 | 3 | 2.9 | 6 km SSE of Salina, Utah |
| August 1987 | 3 | 2.8 | 10 km SW of Kanosh, Utah |
| September 1987 | 12 | 4.7 | 86 km E of Montello, Nevada |
| October 1987 | 12 | 4.6 | 85 km E of Montello, Nevada |
| November 1987 | 6 | 3.0 | 2 km SSW of Manti, Utah |
| December 1987 | 3 | 3.9 | 16 km NW of Orangeville, Utah |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.