M2.1 earthquake 4 km ENE of Monroe, Utah
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Monroe, Utah on Thu, Feb 4, 1988, 7:44 AM MST (14:44 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 7 km WNW of Fayette, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-02-04 14:44:46 UTC
- Depth
- 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.642° N, 112.075° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 106°
- Stations used
- 14
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.922 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14095 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.514 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 14095 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.37 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 14091 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.830 km SW of Emery, Utah · 14074 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.828 km SW of Emery, Utah · 14074 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.825 km SW of Emery, Utah · 14074 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50035640. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.