Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 83 km E of Montello, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 83 km E of Montello, Nevada on Sun, Mar 6, 1988, 11:05 PM MST (06:05 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 11 km S of Snowville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-03-07 06:05:23 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.207° N, 113.196° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
177°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.682 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14064 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.585 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14059 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.011 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14048 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.514 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 14045 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.586 km W of Hooper, Utah · 14083 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.983 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14092 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.583 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14094 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.884 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14094 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.584 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14094 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.684 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14094 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.18 km WNW of Bear River City, Utah · 14102 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.783 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14104 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.183 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14104 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.985 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14105 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.584 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14108 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50036050. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.