Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km W of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km W of Howell, Utah on Thu, Jul 4, 1985, 9:00 PM MDT (03:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 14 km W of Howell, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-05 03:00:33 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.791° N, 112.630° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114 km W of Howell, Utah · 15051 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.313 km W of Howell, Utah · 15051 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.59 km W of Willard, Utah · 15047 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.29 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 15031 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.69 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.927 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 15027 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.728 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 15027 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.221 km WSW of Malad City, Idaho · 15023 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.711 km SW of Malad City, Idaho · 15021 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.910 km SW of Malad City, Idaho · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.33 km SSE of Howell, Utah · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.712 km S of Snowville, Utah · 15001 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 1.514 km W of Howell, Utah · 15061 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.914 km W of Howell, Utah · 15061 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.613 km W of Howell, Utah · 15061 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.913 km W of Howell, Utah · 15062 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.55 km SE of Dayton, Idaho · 15062 days ago · -3 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50022585. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.