Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 14 km W of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km W of Howell, Utah on Mon, Jul 8, 1985, 8:56 AM MDT (14:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 11 km SW of Malad City, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-08 14:56:35 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.778° N, 112.617° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.313 km W of Howell, Utah · 15058 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.59 km W of Willard, Utah · 15054 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.29 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 15038 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.69 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 15036 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.927 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 15034 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.728 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 15034 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.221 km WSW of Malad City, Idaho · 15029 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.711 km SW of Malad City, Idaho · 15028 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.910 km SW of Malad City, Idaho · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.33 km SSE of Howell, Utah · 15026 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.712 km S of Snowville, Utah · 15008 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 1.615 km W of Howell, Utah · 15062 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.514 km W of Howell, Utah · 15068 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.914 km W of Howell, Utah · 15068 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.613 km W of Howell, Utah · 15068 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.913 km W of Howell, Utah · 15069 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.55 km SE of Dayton, Idaho · 15069 days ago · -3 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50022635. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.