M1.6 earthquake 12 km NW of Levan, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Thu, Feb 18, 1988, 11:20 PM MST

UTC

1988-02-19 06:20:26 UTC

Depth

1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.629° N, 111.973° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

135°

Stations used

8

• Levan, UtahPopulation 871. Forecast12 kmNW
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast42 kmSSW
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast72 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast687 kmN

After

1. 2.111 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Feb 19, 5:15 AM MST · 14104 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
2. 1.915 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 20, 1:12 AM MST · 14104 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
3. 2.215 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 20, 7:50 AM MST · 14103 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
4. 2.317 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 24, 1:31 PM MST · 14099 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.412 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 27, 6:22 AM MST · 14096 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
6. 1.614 km NE of Leamington, UtahWed, Mar 2, 7:32 PM MST · 14092 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
7. 2.37 km WNW of Fayette, UtahThu, Mar 3, 12:44 PM MST · 14091 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
8. 2.111 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Mar 4, 10:08 AM MST · 14090 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
9. 2.612 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Mar 14, 3:49 PM MST · 14080 days ago · -3 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.9UtahTue, Mar 15, 6:41 AM MST · 14079 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.45 km E of Leamington, UtahTue, Mar 15, 6:07 PM MST · 14079 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
12. 1.710 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Mar 20, 2:47 PM MST · 14074 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
13. 2.313 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Mar 30, 1:03 AM MST · 14065 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
14. 2.88 km NNW of Helper, UtahThu, Mar 31, 6:56 PM MST · 14063 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.711 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Apr 5, 10:46 AM MDT · 14058 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
16. 2.114 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Apr 8, 8:17 PM MDT · 14055 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
17. 2.113 km WSW of Levan, UtahThu, Apr 14, 2:11 AM MDT · 14050 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away

Before

1. 2.19 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 17, 6:21 PM MST · 14106 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
2. 2.115 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 17, 3:29 AM MST · 14106 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
3. 2.015 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 17, 2:30 AM MST · 14107 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
4. 2.210 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Feb 16, 8:50 PM MST · 14107 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
5. 2.69 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Feb 16, 3:40 PM MST · 14107 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
6. 2.514 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 13, 1:28 AM MST · 14111 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
7. 1.81 km W of Wales, UtahMon, Feb 8, 4:43 PM MST · 14115 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
8. 2.315 km NW of Orangeville, UtahMon, Feb 8, 9:03 AM MST · 14115 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
9. 2.014 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Feb 5, 11:26 PM MST · 14118 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
10. 2.110 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Feb 5, 1:05 AM MST · 14119 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
11. 1.99 km E of Scipio, UtahMon, Feb 1, 11:17 PM MST · 14122 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
12. 2.413 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Jan 29, 2:23 AM MST · 14126 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
13. 2.115 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Jan 24, 8:16 AM MST · 14130 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
14. 1.613 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Jan 22, 11:22 AM MST · 14132 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50035850. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.