M1.6 earthquake 84 km E of Montello, Nevada
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 84 km E of Montello, Nevada on Fri, May 6, 1988, 7:58 AM MDT (13:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 18 km WSW of Corinne, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-05-06 13:58:49 UTC
- Depth
- 5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.220° N, 113.192° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 136°
- Stations used
- 8
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.718 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 14016 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.713 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14014 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.013 km WNW of Howell, Utah · 14014 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.514 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14014 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.721 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 14006 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.821 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14001 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.084 km NW of Grantsville, Utah · 13990 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.083 km E of Montello, Nevada · 13980 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.585 km E of Montello, Nevada · 13963 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50036600. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.