M2.5 earthquake 85 km E of Montello, Nevada
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 85 km E of Montello, Nevada on Fri, Jul 1, 1988, 1:01 AM MDT (07:01 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-07-01 07:01:43 UTC
- Depth
- 6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.217° N, 113.177° 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, 0.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 131°
- Stations used
- 20
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.712 km WNW of Riverside, Utah · 13945 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.712 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 13944 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.711 km NE of Howell, Utah · 13944 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.764 km NW of Grantsville, Utah · 13937 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50037155. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:10 AM UTC.