M1.6 earthquake 5 km ENE of Howell, Utah
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Howell, Utah on Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 12:26 AM MST (07:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 10 km SE of Avon, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-01-15 07:26:25 UTC
- Depth
- 7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.819° N, 112.389° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.011 km ESE of Millville, Utah · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
- 2.310 km WSW of Grace, Idaho · 2077 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.510 km SE of Avon, Utah · 2068 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
Before
- 1.56 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.06 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 2092 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
- 2.95 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 10
- 1.56 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 2092 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
- 2.7Utah · 2096 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 12
- 1.69 km ENE of Huntsville, Utah · 2111 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.718 km S of Snowville, Utah · 2116 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.711 km NE of Franklin, Idaho · 2118 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60424212. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.