Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11 km E of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km E of Howell, Utah on Wed, Apr 1, 1987, 8:36 AM MST (15:36 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10 km ENE of Howell, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-01 15:36:09 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.802° N, 112.306° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.510 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.610 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14419 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.89 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14419 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.110 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.710 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14415 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.712 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.711 km E of Howell, Utah · 14404 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.711 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14401 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.615 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14401 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.912 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14396 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.212 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14396 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.611 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14396 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.312 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14396 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.112 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14396 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.713 km W of Portage, Utah · 14395 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.412 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14394 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.613 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14393 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.812 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14385 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.810 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14384 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.710 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14380 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.611 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14379 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.88 km ENE of Avon, Utah · 14375 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.29 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14365 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 2.010 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14422 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.68 km NW of Garden City, Utah · 14427 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.27 km NW of Garden City, Utah · 14427 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.28 km NW of Garden City, Utah · 14427 days ago · -3 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.48 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.19 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14429 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.19 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14429 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.617 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 14430 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.59 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14430 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.88 km E of Huntsville, Utah · 14430 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.98 km E of Huntsville, Utah · 14430 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.110 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14433 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.010 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14434 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14434 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14434 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.110 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14438 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.89 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14438 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.09 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14438 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 3.1Utah · 14441 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.310 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14441 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50032215. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.