M1.6 earthquake 85 km E of Montello, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Wed, Jan 6, 1988, 12:04 PM MST

UTC

1988-01-06 19:04:24 UTC

Depth

6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

41.192° N, 113.173° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

118°

Stations used

8

• Hooper, UtahPopulation 8,214. Forecast88 kmW
• Grantsville, UtahPopulation 10,027. Forecast89 kmNW
• West Valley City, UtahPopulation 136,208. Forecast113 kmWNW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast867 kmN

After

1. 1.586 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 6, 2:10 PM MST · 14148 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.683 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 6, 9:11 PM MST · 14148 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
3. 1.786 km E of Montello, NevadaThu, Jan 7, 6:36 PM MST · 14147 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.683 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 2:32 PM MST · 14146 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
5. 1.649 km WNW of Hooper, UtahWed, Jan 13, 6:21 PM MST · 14141 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
6. 1.985 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 27, 4:22 PM MST · 14127 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.685 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 27, 4:35 PM MST · 14127 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.184 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Jan 27, 4:39 PM MST · 14127 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
9. 3.087 km E of Montello, NevadaThu, Jan 28, 5:58 PM MST · 14126 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.185 km E of Montello, NevadaThu, Jan 28, 6:09 PM MST · 14126 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.585 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Jan 29, 4:01 AM MST · 14125 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.985 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Jan 29, 6:44 PM MST · 14125 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
13. 3.085 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Jan 29, 10:37 PM MST · 14125 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.385 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Jan 29, 10:39 PM MST · 14125 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.785 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Jan 30, 2:02 AM MST · 14124 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
16. 1.784 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Jan 30, 2:17 AM MST · 14124 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.785 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Jan 30, 7:40 AM MST · 14124 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.684 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Feb 3, 4:12 PM MST · 14120 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
19. 1.885 km E of Montello, NevadaThu, Feb 4, 7:27 PM MST · 14119 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
20. 1.685 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Feb 5, 1:36 AM MST · 14118 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
21. 2.883 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Feb 5, 9:14 AM MST · 14118 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
22. 1.584 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Feb 6, 11:40 AM MST · 14117 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
23. 1.985 km E of Montello, NevadaMon, Feb 8, 4:54 PM MST · 14115 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
24. 2.183 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Feb 10, 3:07 AM MST · 14113 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
25. 1.783 km E of Montello, NevadaWed, Feb 10, 10:55 AM MST · 14113 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
26. 2.18 km WNW of Bear River City, UtahFri, Feb 12, 3:57 AM MST · 14111 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
27. 1.684 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Feb 19, 9:54 PM MST · 14104 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
28. 1.584 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Feb 19, 10:10 PM MST · 14104 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
29. 1.884 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 8:24 AM MST · 14103 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
30. 2.583 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 8:24 AM MST · 14103 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
31. 1.983 km E of Montello, NevadaSun, Feb 21, 5:00 PM MST · 14102 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
32. 2.586 km W of Hooper, UtahTue, Mar 1, 7:03 PM MST · 14093 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

Before

1. 1.784 km E of Montello, NevadaThu, Dec 24, 1:23 PM MST · 14161 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.886 km E of Montello, NevadaTue, Dec 22, 5:55 AM MST · 14163 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
3. 2.613 km ESE of Snowville, UtahSun, Dec 20, 6:15 PM MST · 14165 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.386 km E of Montello, NevadaSat, Dec 19, 2:57 PM MST · 14166 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.986 km W of Hooper, UtahTue, Dec 15, 11:00 AM MST · 14170 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.69 km NNE of Howell, UtahMon, Dec 14, 5:43 PM MST · 14171 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
7. 1.8UtahMon, Dec 14, 9:39 AM MST · 14171 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.285 km E of Montello, NevadaFri, Dec 11, 6:05 AM MST · 14174 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50035225. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC.