M2.8 earthquake 10 km ENE of Howell, Utah

Magnitude

2.8 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Dec 11, 1987, 5:43 AM MST

UTC

1987-12-11 12:43:26 UTC

Depth

1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

41.847° N, 112.332° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

100°

Stations used

30

• Riverside, UtahPopulation 760. Forecast16 kmWNW
• Smithfield, UtahPopulation 10,782. Forecast41 kmW
• Salt Lake City, UtahPopulation 215,548. Forecast126 kmNNW

After

1. 1.69 km NNE of Howell, UtahMon, Dec 14, 5:43 PM MST · 14161 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
2. 1.986 km W of Hooper, UtahTue, Dec 15, 11:00 AM MST · 14161 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
3. 2.613 km ESE of Snowville, UtahSun, Dec 20, 6:15 PM MST · 14155 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
4. 1.711 km ENE of Howell, UtahWed, Dec 30, 12:32 PM MST · 14146 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.118 km WSW of Georgetown, IdahoSun, Jan 3, 6:43 AM MST · 14142 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
6. 1.712 km NE of Howell, UtahSat, Jan 9, 8:23 PM MST · 14135 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.649 km WNW of Hooper, UtahWed, Jan 13, 6:21 PM MST · 14131 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
8. 2.09 km NNW of Garden City, UtahWed, Jan 20, 12:49 PM MST · 14125 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.010 km ENE of Howell, UtahWed, Jan 27, 2:23 AM MST · 14118 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
10. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, UtahWed, Jan 27, 3:48 PM MST · 14118 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.985 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 27, 4:22 PM MST · 14117 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
12. 1.685 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 27, 4:35 PM MST · 14117 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
13. 3.087 km E of Montello, NevadaThu, Jan 28, 5:58 PM MST · 14116 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
14. 1.785 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Jan 30, 7:40 AM MST · 14115 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
15. 1.811 km ENE of Howell, UtahSat, Jan 30, 8:26 PM MST · 14114 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
16. 1.584 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Feb 6, 11:40 AM MST · 14108 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away

Before

1. 1.810 km ENE of Avon, UtahWed, Dec 2, 7:17 AM MST · 14174 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
2. 2.218 km ENE of Snowville, UtahWed, Dec 2, 4:33 AM MST · 14174 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
3. 1.69 km ENE of Howell, UtahMon, Nov 30, 6:07 PM MST · 14175 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.39 km WSW of Garden City, UtahSun, Nov 29, 9:12 AM MST · 14177 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.612 km SE of Snowville, UtahSun, Nov 29, 8:58 AM MST · 14177 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
6. 1.613 km SE of Snowville, UtahSun, Nov 29, 12:06 AM MST · 14177 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
7. 2.59 km W of Garden, UtahFri, Nov 27, 1:59 PM MST · 14179 days ago · -3 km deep · 70 km away
8. 1.619 km SW of Thatcher, UtahTue, Nov 24, 8:13 PM MST · 14181 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
9. 1.622 km W of Randolph, UtahWed, Nov 18, 7:07 PM MST · 14187 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
10. 1.7UtahMon, Nov 16, 3:08 PM MST · 14190 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
11. 2.023 km N of Henefer, UtahSat, Nov 14, 9:58 AM MST · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.784 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Nov 14, 3:44 AM MST · 14192 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.713 km ESE of Snowville, UtahSat, Nov 14, 3:43 AM MST · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
14. 1.63 km S of Deweyville, UtahWed, Nov 11, 2:21 PM MST · 14195 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50035000 (also filed as usp0003b6g). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.