M2.2 earthquake 9 km ENE of Howell, Utah
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Howell, Utah on Mon, May 25, 1987, 11:08 AM MDT (17:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-25 17:08:19 UTC
- Depth
- 6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.817° N, 112.335° 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, 0.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 150°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.111 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14347 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.613 km NW of Howell, Utah · 14333 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.010 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14329 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.810 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14324 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
Before
- 1.88 km ENE of Avon, Utah · 14375 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.611 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14379 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.710 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14380 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.810 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14385 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.812 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14385 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.613 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14394 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.412 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14394 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50032645. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.