Utah earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 42 km WSW of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 42 km WSW of Howell, Utah on Sat, Jul 31, 2021, 1:56 AM MDT (07:56 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5 km SSW of Thatcher, 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
2021-07-31 07:56:17 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.595° N, 112.882° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.642 km WSW of Howell, Utah · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.442 km SW of Howell, Utah · 1890 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.843 km WSW of Howell, Utah · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.042 km WSW of Howell, Utah · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.965 km W of Hooper, Utah · 1858 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.65 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 1848 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.54 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.15 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.25 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 1847 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.35 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.016 km S of Snowville, Utah · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.017 km S of Snowville, Utah · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.62 km WNW of West Point, Utah · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.75 km SE of Snowville, Utah · 1835 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.15 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 1835 days ago · -3 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.25 km SE of Snowville, Utah · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.16 km SE of Snowville, Utah · 1831 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.85 km SE of Snowville, Utah · 1831 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.77 km SE of Snowville, Utah · 1831 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 2.341 km WSW of Howell, Utah · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.612 km ENE of Avon, Utah · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.3Utah · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60450947. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.