Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.6md
12 km NNE of Howell, Utah
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.6 (md)
- Depth
- 4.3 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report
- Nearest
- Oneida County, 34 km NNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1535 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 7.3 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 2,100,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,500,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 130× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.6 about 7.3 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
Where
Epicentre 41.8937, -112.3775. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida County, ID | 34 km (21 mi) | SSE of here | earthquakes near Oneida County |
| Cache County, UT | 55 km (34 mi) | WNW of here | earthquakes near Cache County |
| Franklin County, ID | 55 km (34 mi) | SW of here | earthquakes near Franklin County |
| Box Elder County, UT | 64 km (40 mi) | ENE of here | earthquakes near Box Elder County |
| Weber County, UT | 81 km (50 mi) | NNW of here | earthquakes near Weber County |
| Bannock County, ID | 90 km (56 mi) | S of here | earthquakes near Bannock County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
60 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 Utah
- 2.3 7 km SW of Corinne, Utah
- 2.1 8 km SW of Corinne, Utah
- 2.9 Utah
- 2.9 8 km SW of Corinne, Utah
- 2.8 Utah
- 1.5 7 km SW of Corinne, Utah
- 1.7 Utah
- 2.5 2 km NNW of Benson, Utah
- 3.2 1 km NE of Benson, Utah
- 1.9 Utah
- 2.7 1 km NNE of Benson, Utah
- 1.8 1 km NNE of Benson, Utah
- 1.9 3 km NNW of Benson, Utah
- 2.8 2 km N of Benson, Utah
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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