M1.9 earthquake 10 km ENE of Howell, Utah

Magnitude

1.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Wed, Jan 27, 1988, 3:48 PM MST

UTC

1988-01-27 22:48:12 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

41.838° N, 112.325° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

75°

Stations used

9

• Riverside, UtahPopulation 760. Forecast16 kmWNW
• Smithfield, UtahPopulation 10,782. Forecast41 kmW
• Salt Lake City, UtahPopulation 215,548. Forecast125 kmNNW

After

1. 1.985 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 27, 4:22 PM MST · 14130 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.685 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 27, 4:35 PM MST · 14130 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
3. 2.184 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 27, 4:39 PM MST · 14130 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
4. 3.087 km E of Montello, NevadaThu, Jan 28, 5:58 PM MST · 14129 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
5. 2.185 km E of Montello, NevadaThu, Jan 28, 6:09 PM MST · 14129 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.585 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Jan 29, 4:01 AM MST · 14128 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
7. 1.785 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Jan 30, 7:40 AM MST · 14127 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.811 km ENE of Howell, UtahSat, Jan 30, 8:26 PM MST · 14127 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.685 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Feb 5, 1:36 AM MST · 14122 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.584 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Feb 6, 11:40 AM MST · 14120 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.985 km E of Montello, NevadaMon, Feb 8, 4:54 PM MST · 14118 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
12. 1.711 km NE of Howell, UtahThu, Feb 11, 9:01 PM MST · 14115 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.18 km WNW of Bear River City, UtahFri, Feb 12, 3:57 AM MST · 14114 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
14. 1.911 km NE of Howell, UtahTue, Feb 16, 7:09 PM MST · 14110 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.586 km W of Hooper, UtahTue, Mar 1, 7:03 PM MST · 14096 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
16. 1.810 km NE of Howell, UtahThu, Mar 3, 4:49 AM MST · 14094 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
17. 1.712 km NE of Howell, UtahSun, Mar 6, 4:26 AM MST · 14091 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
18. 1.810 km ENE of Snowville, UtahMon, Mar 14, 9:33 AM MST · 14083 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away

Before

1. 2.010 km ENE of Howell, UtahWed, Jan 27, 2:23 AM MST · 14130 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.09 km NNW of Garden City, UtahWed, Jan 20, 12:49 PM MST · 14137 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
3. 1.649 km WNW of Hooper, UtahWed, Jan 13, 6:21 PM MST · 14144 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
4. 1.712 km NE of Howell, UtahSat, Jan 9, 8:23 PM MST · 14148 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.118 km WSW of Georgetown, IdahoSun, Jan 3, 6:43 AM MST · 14154 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
6. 1.711 km ENE of Howell, UtahWed, Dec 30, 12:32 PM MST · 14158 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50035485. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.