Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km WSW of Corinne, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Corinne, Utah on Sun, May 8, 1988, 1:31 PM MDT (19:31 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 84 km NW of Grantsville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1988-05-08 19:31:01 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.494° N, 112.312° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.713 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14023 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.013 km WNW of Howell, Utah · 14023 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.514 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14023 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.81 km NNW of Lewiston, Utah · 14017 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.721 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 14015 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.821 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14010 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.084 km NW of Grantsville, Utah · 13999 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.910 km WSW of Laketown, Utah · 13991 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.210 km WSW of Laketown, Utah · 13991 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.083 km E of Montello, Nevada · 13989 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.51 km NNW of Millville, Utah · 13973 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.585 km E of Montello, Nevada · 13972 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.684 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14027 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.73 km N of Lewiston, Utah · 14051 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.82 km N of Lewiston, Utah · 14052 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.52 km N of Lewiston, Utah · 14052 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.02 km N of Lewiston, Utah · 14052 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.82 km N of Lewiston, Utah · 14052 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.22 km NNW of Lewiston, Utah · 14052 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.92 km NNW of Lewiston, Utah · 14052 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.812 km NNE of Howell, Utah · 14053 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.514 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 14055 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50036645. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC.