M2.3 earthquake 11 km NNE of Howell, Utah

Magnitude

2.3 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Nov 6, 1987, 9:39 AM MST

UTC

1987-11-06 16:39:24 UTC

Depth

6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

41.895° N, 112.396° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

92°

Stations used

23

• Riverside, UtahPopulation 760. Forecast24 kmWNW
• Smithfield, UtahPopulation 10,782. Forecast47 kmW
• Salt Lake City, UtahPopulation 215,548. Forecast133 kmNNW

After

1. 1.512 km ENE of Huntsville, UtahWed, Nov 11, 12:20 AM MST · 14195 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
2. 1.63 km S of Deweyville, UtahWed, Nov 11, 2:21 PM MST · 14195 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.713 km ESE of Snowville, UtahSat, Nov 14, 3:43 AM MST · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
4. 1.784 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Nov 14, 3:44 AM MST · 14192 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.7UtahMon, Nov 16, 3:08 PM MST · 14190 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
6. 1.622 km W of Randolph, UtahWed, Nov 18, 7:07 PM MST · 14187 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
7. 1.619 km SW of Thatcher, UtahTue, Nov 24, 8:13 PM MST · 14181 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
8. 2.59 km W of Garden, UtahFri, Nov 27, 1:59 PM MST · 14179 days ago · -3 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.613 km SE of Snowville, UtahSun, Nov 29, 12:06 AM MST · 14177 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
10. 1.612 km SE of Snowville, UtahSun, Nov 29, 8:58 AM MST · 14177 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.39 km WSW of Garden City, UtahSun, Nov 29, 9:12 AM MST · 14177 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
12. 1.69 km ENE of Howell, UtahMon, Nov 30, 6:07 PM MST · 14175 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.218 km ENE of Snowville, UtahWed, Dec 2, 4:33 AM MST · 14174 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
14. 1.810 km ENE of Avon, UtahWed, Dec 2, 7:17 AM MST · 14174 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
15. 2.810 km ENE of Howell, UtahFri, Dec 11, 5:43 AM MST · 14165 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
16. 1.69 km NNE of Howell, UtahMon, Dec 14, 5:43 PM MST · 14161 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
17. 1.986 km W of Hooper, UtahTue, Dec 15, 11:00 AM MST · 14161 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
18. 2.613 km ESE of Snowville, UtahSun, Dec 20, 6:15 PM MST · 14155 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
19. 1.711 km ENE of Howell, UtahWed, Dec 30, 12:32 PM MST · 14146 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
20. 2.118 km WSW of Georgetown, IdahoSun, Jan 3, 6:43 AM MST · 14142 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away

Before

1. 1.96 km SE of Snowville, UtahTue, Nov 3, 7:15 PM MST · 14202 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
2. 2.611 km ENE of Huntsville, UtahSun, Nov 1, 11:06 PM MST · 14204 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.811 km ENE of Huntsville, UtahSun, Nov 1, 11:04 PM MST · 14204 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.812 km E of Snowville, UtahWed, Oct 28, 10:17 PM MST · 14208 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
5. 1.885 km E of Montello, NevadaMon, Oct 26, 12:31 PM MST · 14211 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
6. 2.311 km E of Snowville, UtahSun, Oct 25, 2:14 PM MST · 14212 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.018 km SW of Thatcher, UtahSun, Oct 25, 12:37 PM MST · 14212 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
8. 2.084 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Oct 23, 6:24 PM MDT · 14213 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.118 km SW of Thatcher, UtahSat, Oct 17, 5:43 PM MDT · 14219 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
10. 1.786 km W of Hooper, UtahWed, Oct 14, 8:30 PM MDT · 14222 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.519 km SW of Thatcher, UtahTue, Oct 13, 11:28 AM MDT · 14224 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50034460. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.