Idaho earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km NNW of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Howell, Utah on Thu, Jan 24, 1985, 3:28 AM MST (10:28 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 12 km NW of Howell, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-24 10:28:38 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.928° N, 112.522° W
Region
Idaho
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, 1.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km NNW of Howell, Utah · 15222 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.613 km NNW of Howell, Utah · 15221 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.316 km N of Howell, Utah · 15221 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.712 km NNW of Howell, Utah · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.012 km NW of Howell, Utah · 15219 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.514 km NNW of Howell, Utah · 15219 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.511 km NW of Howell, Utah · 15217 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.63 km NE of Oxford, Idaho · 15215 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.113 km W of Portage, Utah · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.614 km W of Portage, Utah · 15210 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.013 km W of Portage, Utah · 15208 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.513 km SSW of Grace, Idaho · 15192 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.812 km S of Snowville, Utah · 15172 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.5Utah · 15168 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.513 km S of Snowville, Utah · 15164 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km WNW of Deweyville, Utah · 15241 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.08 km NE of Huntsville, Utah · 15247 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50018685. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.