Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km NNW of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Howell, Utah on Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 10:06 AM MDT (16:06 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 19 km E of Providence, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-04-26 16:06:07 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.901° N, 112.528° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.845 km SW of Howell, Utah · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.91 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 8
  3. 1.810 km E of Franklin, Idaho · 1978 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.219 km E of Providence, Utah · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 22
  5. 1.711 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1964 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.312 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.211 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1962 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.72 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho · 1958 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.717 km WNW of Portage, Utah · 1953 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.712 km W of Bloomington, Idaho · 1938 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km S of Grace, Idaho · 1992 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.52 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho · 1993 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.847 km SW of Howell, Utah · 1998 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.547 km SW of Howell, Utah · 2006 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 17
  5. 2.26 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.817 km NW of Paris, Idaho · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60434157. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.