Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km ENE of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Howell, Utah on Sun, Oct 20, 2019, 6:51 PM MDT (00:51 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6 km WSW of Corinne, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-10-21 00:51:07 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.820° N, 112.395° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813 km E of Millville, Utah · 2536 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.520 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 2534 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.720 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 2533 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.25 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 2532 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.56 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 2515 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 13
  6. 1.920 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 2495 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.820 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 2487 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km NE of Howell, Utah · 2539 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.917 km W of Corinne, Utah · 2550 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.55 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 2554 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.59 km W of Paris, Idaho · 2560 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.95 km NE of Howell, Utah · 2560 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.95 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 2565 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 183

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60346097. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:53 PM UTC.