Utah earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 86 km W of Hooper, Utah

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 86 km W of Hooper, Utah on Tue, Mar 1, 1988, 7:03 PM MST (02:03 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-03-02 02:03:20 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.194° N, 113.158° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km NE of Howell, Utah · 14082 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.683 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14079 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.682 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14065 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.585 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14059 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.011 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14049 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.514 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 14046 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.983 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14093 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.583 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14094 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.884 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14094 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.584 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14095 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.684 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14095 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.18 km WNW of Bear River City, Utah · 14102 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.783 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14104 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.183 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14104 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.985 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14106 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.584 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14108 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.883 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14109 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.685 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14110 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.885 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14110 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.684 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14111 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50035975 (also filed as usp0003dh3). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.