Utah earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 14 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah on Fri, Apr 8, 1988, 7:17 PM MDT (01:17 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 13 km SSE of Snowville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-04-09 01:17:25 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.575° N, 112.359° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km NNE of Howell, Utah · 14044 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.92 km NNW of Lewiston, Utah · 14042 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.22 km NNW of Lewiston, Utah · 14042 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.82 km N of Lewiston, Utah · 14042 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.02 km N of Lewiston, Utah · 14042 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.52 km N of Lewiston, Utah · 14042 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.82 km N of Lewiston, Utah · 14042 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.73 km N of Lewiston, Utah · 14042 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.684 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14018 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.718 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 14016 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.713 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14013 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.013 km WNW of Howell, Utah · 14013 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.514 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 14013 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.81 km NNW of Lewiston, Utah · 14008 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.721 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 14006 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.821 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14000 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.084 km NW of Grantsville, Utah · 13989 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.011 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14048 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.99 km ESE of Avon, Utah · 14056 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.585 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14059 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.682 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14064 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.810 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 14071 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50036365. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.