Utah earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5 km ENE of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Howell, Utah on Sun, Oct 27, 2019, 4:42 PM MDT (22:42 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-10-27 22:42:03 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.822° N, 112.391° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
27

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 2514 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 13
  2. 1.920 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 2495 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.820 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 2487 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.76 km E of Avon, Utah · 2472 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.77 km E of Avon, Utah · 2472 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.720 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 2532 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.520 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 2534 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.813 km E of Millville, Utah · 2536 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.74 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 2538 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.64 km NE of Howell, Utah · 2539 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.917 km W of Corinne, Utah · 2549 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.55 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 2554 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.59 km W of Paris, Idaho · 2560 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.95 km NE of Howell, Utah · 2560 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60347402. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.