M1.6 earthquake 49 km WNW of Hooper, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Wed, Jan 13, 1988, 6:21 PM MST

UTC

1988-01-14 01:21:33 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

41.257° N, 112.703° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

107°

Stations used

13

• Hooper, UtahPopulation 8,214. Forecast50 kmWNW
• West Point, UtahPopulation 10,345. Forecast54 kmWNW
• West Valley City, UtahPopulation 136,208. Forecast86 kmNW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast870 kmN

After

1. 2.010 km ENE of Howell, UtahWed, Jan 27, 2:23 AM MST · 14128 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, UtahWed, Jan 27, 3:48 PM MST · 14127 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.985 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 27, 4:22 PM MST · 14127 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
4. 1.685 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 27, 4:35 PM MST · 14127 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
5. 2.184 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 27, 4:39 PM MST · 14127 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
6. 3.087 km E of Montello, NevadaThu, Jan 28, 5:58 PM MST · 14126 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
7. 2.185 km E of Montello, NevadaThu, Jan 28, 6:09 PM MST · 14126 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
8. 1.585 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Jan 29, 4:01 AM MST · 14125 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
9. 1.985 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Jan 29, 6:44 PM MST · 14125 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
10. 3.085 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Jan 29, 10:37 PM MST · 14125 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
11. 2.385 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Jan 29, 10:39 PM MST · 14125 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
12. 2.785 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Jan 30, 2:02 AM MST · 14125 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
13. 1.784 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Jan 30, 2:17 AM MST · 14125 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
14. 1.785 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Jan 30, 7:40 AM MST · 14124 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
15. 1.811 km ENE of Howell, UtahSat, Jan 30, 8:26 PM MST · 14124 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
16. 1.684 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Feb 3, 4:12 PM MST · 14120 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
17. 1.885 km E of Montello, NevadaThu, Feb 4, 7:27 PM MST · 14119 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
18. 1.685 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Feb 5, 1:36 AM MST · 14119 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
19. 2.883 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Feb 5, 9:14 AM MST · 14118 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
20. 1.584 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Feb 6, 11:40 AM MST · 14117 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
21. 1.61 km NNE of Morgan, UtahSat, Feb 6, 2:40 PM MST · 14117 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
22. 1.985 km E of Montello, NevadaMon, Feb 8, 4:54 PM MST · 14115 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
23. 2.183 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Feb 10, 3:07 AM MST · 14114 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
24. 1.783 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Feb 10, 10:55 AM MST · 14113 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
25. 1.711 km NE of Howell, UtahThu, Feb 11, 9:01 PM MST · 14112 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
26. 2.18 km WNW of Bear River City, UtahFri, Feb 12, 3:57 AM MST · 14111 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
27. 1.911 km NE of Howell, UtahTue, Feb 16, 7:09 PM MST · 14107 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
28. 1.684 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Feb 19, 9:54 PM MST · 14104 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
29. 1.584 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Feb 19, 10:10 PM MST · 14104 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
30. 1.884 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 8:24 AM MST · 14103 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
31. 2.583 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 8:24 AM MST · 14103 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
32. 1.983 km E of Montello, NevadaSun, Feb 21, 5:00 PM MST · 14102 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
33. 2.586 km W of Hooper, UtahTue, Mar 1, 7:03 PM MST · 14093 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
34. 1.810 km NE of Howell, UtahThu, Mar 3, 4:49 AM MST · 14091 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
35. 1.712 km NE of Howell, UtahSun, Mar 6, 4:26 AM MST · 14088 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
36. 1.683 km E of Montello, NevadaSun, Mar 6, 11:05 PM MST · 14088 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away

Before

1. 1.712 km NE of Howell, UtahSat, Jan 9, 8:23 PM MST · 14145 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
2. 1.683 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 2:32 PM MST · 14146 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
3. 1.786 km E of Montello, NevadaThu, Jan 7, 6:36 PM MST · 14147 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
4. 1.683 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 6, 9:11 PM MST · 14148 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
5. 1.586 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 6, 2:10 PM MST · 14148 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
6. 1.685 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 6, 12:04 PM MST · 14148 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.711 km ENE of Howell, UtahWed, Dec 30, 12:32 PM MST · 14155 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
8. 1.784 km E of Montello, NevadaThu, Dec 24, 1:23 PM MST · 14161 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
9. 1.886 km E of Montello, NevadaTue, Dec 22, 5:55 AM MST · 14163 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
10. 2.613 km ESE of Snowville, UtahSun, Dec 20, 6:15 PM MST · 14165 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
11. 2.386 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Dec 19, 2:57 PM MST · 14166 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
12. 1.986 km W of Hooper, UtahTue, Dec 15, 11:00 AM MST · 14170 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50035335. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.