Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 52 km SSW of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 52 km SSW of Howell, Utah on Mon, Dec 14, 1981, 10:09 PM MST (05:09 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 37 km SW of Thatcher, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-15 05:09:52 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.401° N, 112.794° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.737 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 16341 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.214 km NW of Howell, Utah · 16338 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.613 km NW of Howell, Utah · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.514 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 16337 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.913 km NW of Howell, Utah · 16325 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.620 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 16312 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.521 km WSW of Malad City, Idaho · 16358 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.514 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 16373 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.819 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.618 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 16381 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.619 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 16381 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.617 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 16381 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.618 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 16381 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003400. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:15 AM UTC.