Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km NE of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Howell, Utah on Sun, Mar 6, 1988, 4:26 AM MST (11:26 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 14 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1988-03-06 11:26:50 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.866° N, 112.330° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 14082 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.99 km ESE of Avon, Utah · 14066 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.418 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho · 14066 days ago · -3 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.95 km E of Bloomington, Idaho · 14060 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.011 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14059 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.514 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 14056 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.812 km NNE of Howell, Utah · 14055 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.92 km NNW of Lewiston, Utah · 14053 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.22 km NNW of Lewiston, Utah · 14053 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.82 km N of Lewiston, Utah · 14053 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.02 km N of Lewiston, Utah · 14053 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.52 km N of Lewiston, Utah · 14053 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.82 km N of Lewiston, Utah · 14053 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.73 km N of Lewiston, Utah · 14053 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.810 km NE of Howell, Utah · 14093 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.911 km NE of Howell, Utah · 14108 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.18 km WNW of Bear River City, Utah · 14113 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.711 km NE of Howell, Utah · 14113 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50036040. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:27 AM UTC.