M2.1 earthquake 7 km ENE of Howell, Utah
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Howell, Utah on Fri, May 19, 2017, 1:21 PM MDT (19:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 11 km E of Providence, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-05-19 19:21:45 UTC
- Depth
- 9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.822° N, 112.366° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.115 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 3411 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.714 km W of Paris, Idaho · 3383 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.017 km W of Paris, Idaho · 3369 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.411 km E of Providence, Utah · 3364 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
- 1.610 km WSW of Garden, Utah · 3364 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60197082. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC.