M1.5 earthquake 2 km S of Abbotsford, Canada
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km S of Abbotsford, Canada on Mon, May 23, 1988, 11:09 PM PDT (06:09 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 5 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington. 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
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-05-24 06:09:04 UTC
- Depth
- 14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.034° N, 122.250° W
- Region
- Canada
- 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, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 236°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.54 km SE of Everson, Washington · 14009 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.57 km SSW of Lyman, Washington · 14002 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.53 km SE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 13983 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.24 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 13973 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.34 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 13972 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.66 km NW of Ganges, Canada · 13963 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.15 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13959 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10231668. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC.