Utah earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 10 km ENE of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Howell, Utah on Tue, Mar 3, 1987, 11:43 AM MST (18:43 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-03 18:43:33 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.829° N, 112.326° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14448 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.610 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14446 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.310 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14446 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.610 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14445 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.310 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14442 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.1Utah · 14442 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.09 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14439 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.89 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14439 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.110 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14438 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14435 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14435 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.010 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14434 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.110 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14434 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.98 km E of Huntsville, Utah · 14431 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.88 km E of Huntsville, Utah · 14431 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.59 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.617 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 14430 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 3.19 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14430 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.19 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14430 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.48 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 14430 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.28 km NW of Garden City, Utah · 14428 days ago · -3 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.27 km NW of Garden City, Utah · 14428 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.68 km NW of Garden City, Utah · 14428 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.010 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14422 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.011 km E of Howell, Utah · 14419 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 3.510 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.610 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14419 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.89 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14419 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 3.110 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 2.710 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14416 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.712 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14405 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.711 km E of Howell, Utah · 14404 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.711 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14402 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.615 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14402 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.912 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14397 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 3.212 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14397 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.611 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14396 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.312 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14396 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 3.112 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14396 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.713 km W of Portage, Utah · 14396 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.412 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14394 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.613 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14394 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 1.916 km WNW of Paris, Idaho · 14449 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.610 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14450 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.5Utah · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.910 km E of Howell, Utah · 14451 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.810 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.710 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14452 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.711 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14453 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.09 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.510 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14454 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.110 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14454 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.610 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14454 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.511 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14454 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.010 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14454 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.511 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14454 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.917 km WNW of Paris, Idaho · 14462 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.178 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14462 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.315 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.514 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 14470 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50031785. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.