Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3 km ENE of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Howell, Utah on Tue, Oct 16, 1984, 8:20 AM MDT (14:20 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 11 km WSW of Bennington, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-10-16 14:20:00 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.810° N, 112.401° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km NE of Howell, Utah · 15302 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.84 km SW of Wellsville, Utah · 15292 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.512 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 15279 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.5Utah · 15273 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.711 km WSW of Bennington, Idaho · 15263 days ago · -3 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.512 km WSW of Bennington, Idaho · 15262 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.712 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 15316 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.44 km E of Howell, Utah · 15317 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.43 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 15317 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.616 km N of Howell, Utah · 15320 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.64 km SE of Snowville, Utah · 15323 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.74 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 15323 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.317 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 15327 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.426 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 15332 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.79 km S of Malad City, Idaho · 15341 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.58 km E of Howell, Utah · 15344 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.88 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 15345 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50016735. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.