M1.5 earthquake 85 km E of Montello, Nevada
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 85 km E of Montello, Nevada on Sat, Mar 26, 1988, 1:34 PM MST (20:34 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 13 km SSE of Snowville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-03-26 20:34:47 UTC
- Depth
- 4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.185° N, 113.174° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.011 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14060 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.514 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 14057 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.684 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14030 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.718 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 14027 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.713 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14025 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.013 km WNW of Howell, Utah · 14025 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.514 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14025 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.721 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 14017 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.821 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14012 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50036250. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.