Utah earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 9 km ENE of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Howell, Utah on Wed, Feb 4, 1987, 9:07 AM MST (16:07 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 10 km ENE of Howell, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-04 16:07:56 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.830° N, 112.333° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
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: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.514 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 14470 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.315 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 14470 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.178 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14462 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.917 km WNW of Paris, Idaho · 14462 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14455 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.511 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14455 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.010 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14454 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.511 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14454 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.610 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14454 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.110 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14454 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14454 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.510 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14454 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.09 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14454 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.711 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14453 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.710 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14452 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.810 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.910 km E of Howell, Utah · 14452 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.5Utah · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.610 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14451 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.916 km WNW of Paris, Idaho · 14449 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14448 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14448 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.610 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14446 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.310 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14446 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.610 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14445 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.310 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14442 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 3.1Utah · 14442 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.09 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14439 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.89 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14439 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.110 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14439 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14435 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14435 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 3.010 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14435 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.110 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14434 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.98 km E of Huntsville, Utah · 14431 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.88 km E of Huntsville, Utah · 14431 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.59 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.617 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 14431 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 3.19 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14430 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.19 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14430 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.48 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 14430 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.28 km NW of Garden City, Utah · 14428 days ago · -3 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.27 km NW of Garden City, Utah · 14428 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.68 km NW of Garden City, Utah · 14428 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.010 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14422 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.011 km E of Howell, Utah · 14420 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 3.510 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.610 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14419 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.89 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14419 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 3.110 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 2.710 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14416 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.610 km WSW of Thatcher, Utah · 14480 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.04 km NE of Weston, Idaho · 14482 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.111 km E of Howell, Utah · 14488 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14488 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.44 km ENE of Eden, Utah · 14504 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50031440. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.