Utah earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km NE of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Howell, Utah on Mon, Aug 6, 1984, 4:30 PM MDT (22:30 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 22 km SSW of Snowville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-08-06 22:30:38 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.870° N, 112.377° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.55 km E of Honeyville, Utah · 15384 days ago · -3 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.64 km ESE of Honeyville, Utah · 15382 days ago · -3 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.724 km NE of Preston, Idaho · 15380 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.54 km E of Deweyville, Utah · 15368 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.712 km WSW of Laketown, Utah · 15363 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.610 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 15359 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.822 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 15351 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.613 km E of Snowville, Utah · 15350 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.813 km E of Snowville, Utah · 15349 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.88 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 15345 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.58 km E of Howell, Utah · 15344 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.79 km S of Malad City, Idaho · 15341 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.426 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 15332 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.317 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 15327 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 2.116 km N of Howell, Utah · 15388 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.06 km E of Howell, Utah · 15394 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.812 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 15405 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50015210. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.