M2.3 earthquake 7 km WNW of Fayette, Utah

Magnitude

2.3 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Thu, Mar 3, 1988, 12:44 PM MST

UTC

1988-03-03 19:44:07 UTC

Depth

2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.242° N, 111.944° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

105°

Stations used

8

• Gunnison, UtahPopulation 3,238. Forecast15 kmNW
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast83 kmS
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast113 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast644 kmN

After

1. 2.111 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Mar 4, 10:08 AM MST · 14092 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.612 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Mar 14, 3:49 PM MST · 14082 days ago · -3 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.9UtahTue, Mar 15, 6:41 AM MST · 14081 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
4. 2.45 km E of Leamington, UtahTue, Mar 15, 6:07 PM MST · 14080 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.830 km SW of Emery, UtahSat, Mar 19, 4:12 PM MST · 14077 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.828 km SW of Emery, UtahSat, Mar 19, 7:09 PM MST · 14076 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.825 km SW of Emery, UtahSat, Mar 19, 9:23 PM MST · 14076 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
8. 1.710 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Mar 20, 2:47 PM MST · 14076 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
9. 2.313 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Mar 30, 1:03 AM MST · 14066 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.711 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Apr 5, 10:46 AM MDT · 14060 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
11. 2.114 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Apr 8, 8:17 PM MDT · 14056 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
12. 2.113 km WSW of Levan, UtahThu, Apr 14, 2:11 AM MDT · 14051 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
13. 2.28 km W of Orangeville, UtahTue, Apr 19, 11:57 PM MDT · 14045 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
14. 1.813 km SW of Kanosh, UtahThu, Apr 21, 12:23 AM MDT · 14044 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
15. 2.113 km WNW of Redmond, UtahSun, Apr 24, 6:54 AM MDT · 14041 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
16. 1.79 km NW of Fayette, UtahSun, Apr 24, 8:55 AM MDT · 14041 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
17. 1.74 km SSE of Glenwood, UtahTue, Apr 26, 4:42 PM MDT · 14039 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
18. 1.715 km NW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Apr 26, 9:47 PM MDT · 14038 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
19. 2.515 km NNW of Fayette, UtahSat, Apr 30, 2:10 PM MDT · 14035 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

Before

1. 1.614 km NE of Leamington, UtahWed, Mar 2, 7:32 PM MST · 14093 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
2. 1.514 km SW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Feb 28, 1:55 AM MST · 14097 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
3. 1.922 km SW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Feb 28, 1:41 AM MST · 14097 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.412 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 27, 6:22 AM MST · 14098 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
5. 2.317 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 24, 1:31 PM MST · 14101 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
6. 2.215 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 20, 7:50 AM MST · 14105 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
7. 1.915 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 20, 1:12 AM MST · 14105 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
8. 2.111 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Feb 19, 5:15 AM MST · 14106 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
9. 1.612 km NW of Levan, UtahThu, Feb 18, 11:20 PM MST · 14106 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
10. 2.19 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 17, 6:21 PM MST · 14107 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.115 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 17, 3:29 AM MST · 14108 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
12. 2.015 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 17, 2:30 AM MST · 14108 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
13. 2.210 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Feb 16, 8:50 PM MST · 14108 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
14. 2.69 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Feb 16, 3:40 PM MST · 14109 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
15. 2.514 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 13, 1:28 AM MST · 14112 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
16. 1.81 km W of Wales, UtahMon, Feb 8, 4:43 PM MST · 14117 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
17. 2.315 km NW of Orangeville, UtahMon, Feb 8, 9:03 AM MST · 14117 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.014 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Feb 5, 11:26 PM MST · 14119 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
19. 2.110 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Feb 5, 1:05 AM MST · 14120 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
20. 2.14 km ENE of Monroe, UtahThu, Feb 4, 7:44 AM MST · 14121 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50036015. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC.