Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 53 km SW of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 53 km SW of Howell, Utah on Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 2:21 AM MDT (08:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 12 km SSW of Snowville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2026-04-21 08:21:31 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.487° N, 112.938° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.553 km SW of Howell, Utah · 158 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.87 km W of Thatcher, Utah · 156 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.97 km W of Thatcher, Utah · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.98 km WSW of Thatcher, Utah · 142 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.13 km WNW of Huntsville, Utah · 142 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.911 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 132 days ago · -3 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.911 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 132 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.112 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 128 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 8
  9. 1.918 km SW of Howell, Utah · 125 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.22 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.42 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.62 km SE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.22 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.12 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.63 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.42 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.82 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 10
  22. 1.63 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.53 km ENE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.42 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.02 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.62 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.326 km NNW of Snowville, Utah · 110 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.525 km NNW of Snowville, Utah · 110 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.023 km NNW of Snowville, Utah · 176 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.112 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 182 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.815 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 195 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.816 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 195 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu80137436. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.