Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km NNW of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Howell, Utah on Sun, Jan 27, 1985, 8:31 AM MST (15:31 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 13 km SSW of Grace, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-27 15:31:02 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.903° N, 112.537° 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, 16.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511 km NW of Howell, Utah · 15218 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.63 km NE of Oxford, Idaho · 15216 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.113 km W of Portage, Utah · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.614 km W of Portage, Utah · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.013 km W of Portage, Utah · 15209 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.513 km SSW of Grace, Idaho · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.812 km S of Snowville, Utah · 15173 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.5Utah · 15169 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.513 km S of Snowville, Utah · 15165 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.012 km NW of Howell, Utah · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.712 km NNW of Howell, Utah · 15221 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.316 km N of Howell, Utah · 15222 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.613 km NNW of Howell, Utah · 15222 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.614 km NNW of Howell, Utah · 15223 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.616 km NNW of Howell, Utah · 15223 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.63 km WNW of Deweyville, Utah · 15242 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.08 km NE of Huntsville, Utah · 15248 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50018820. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.