M1.9 earthquake Utah

Magnitude

1.9 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Mar 15, 1988, 6:41 AM MST

UTC

1988-03-15 13:41:10 UTC

Depth

13.6 km (8.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.308° N, 111.128° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

83°

Stations used

10

• Orangeville, UtahPopulation 1,394. Forecast11 kmNW
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast93 kmSE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast112 kmSSE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast657 kmN

After

1. 2.45 km E of Leamington, UtahTue, Mar 15, 6:07 PM MST · 14070 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.830 km SW of Emery, UtahSat, Mar 19, 4:12 PM MST · 14066 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.828 km SW of Emery, UtahSat, Mar 19, 7:09 PM MST · 14066 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
4. 1.825 km SW of Emery, UtahSat, Mar 19, 9:23 PM MST · 14066 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.710 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Mar 20, 2:47 PM MST · 14065 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.313 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Mar 30, 1:03 AM MST · 14056 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.88 km NNW of Helper, UtahThu, Mar 31, 6:56 PM MST · 14054 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
8. 2.75 km ENE of Sunnyside, UtahSat, Apr 2, 9:40 PM MST · 14052 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.711 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Apr 5, 10:46 AM MDT · 14049 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
10. 2.114 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Apr 8, 8:17 PM MDT · 14046 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.113 km WSW of Levan, UtahThu, Apr 14, 2:11 AM MDT · 14041 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
12. 2.28 km W of Orangeville, UtahTue, Apr 19, 11:57 PM MDT · 14035 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
13. 2.113 km WNW of Redmond, UtahSun, Apr 24, 6:54 AM MDT · 14031 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
14. 1.79 km NW of Fayette, UtahSun, Apr 24, 8:55 AM MDT · 14031 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
15. 1.74 km SSE of Glenwood, UtahTue, Apr 26, 4:42 PM MDT · 14028 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.715 km NW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Apr 26, 9:47 PM MDT · 14028 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
17. 2.515 km NNW of Fayette, UtahSat, Apr 30, 2:10 PM MDT · 14024 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
18. 2.25 km ENE of Leamington, UtahMon, May 2, 6:21 PM MDT · 14022 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
19. 3.215 km NW of Orangeville, UtahTue, May 3, 6:20 PM MDT · 14021 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
20. 2.213 km NW of Orangeville, UtahTue, May 3, 7:53 PM MDT · 14021 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
21. 1.613 km NW of Orangeville, UtahTue, May 3, 11:41 PM MDT · 14021 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
22. 2.516 km NW of Orangeville, UtahTue, May 3, 11:45 PM MDT · 14021 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
23. 2.515 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSat, May 7, 3:24 PM MDT · 14017 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
24. 2.615 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSat, May 7, 3:34 PM MDT · 14017 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
25. 2.013 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, May 7, 9:09 PM MDT · 14017 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

Before

1. 2.612 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Mar 14, 3:49 PM MST · 14071 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.111 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Mar 4, 10:08 AM MST · 14081 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.37 km WNW of Fayette, UtahThu, Mar 3, 12:44 PM MST · 14082 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.614 km NE of Leamington, UtahWed, Mar 2, 7:32 PM MST · 14083 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.412 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 27, 6:22 AM MST · 14088 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.317 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 24, 1:31 PM MST · 14090 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.215 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 20, 7:50 AM MST · 14095 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
8. 1.915 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 20, 1:12 AM MST · 14095 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.111 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Feb 19, 5:15 AM MST · 14096 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
10. 1.612 km NW of Levan, UtahThu, Feb 18, 11:20 PM MST · 14096 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.19 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 17, 6:21 PM MST · 14097 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.115 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 17, 3:29 AM MST · 14098 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.015 km WNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 17, 2:30 AM MST · 14098 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
14. 2.210 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Feb 16, 8:50 PM MST · 14098 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.69 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Feb 16, 3:40 PM MST · 14098 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50036140. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.