M3.1 earthquake 10 km ENE of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Howell, Utah on Wed, Apr 1, 1987, 2:44 PM MST (21:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 12 km SSE of Snowville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.09	Md, duration	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Preferred · Final · 4 stations
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50032245 (also filed as usp00033uf). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC.