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M2.2 earthquake 24 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Sat, Jul 23, 1988, 11:35 PM PDT (06:35 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 13 km NE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1988-07-24 06:35:09 UTC
Depth
-1.3 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.852° N, 121.744° W
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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km SE of Parkwood, Washington · 13947 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.113 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13947 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13947 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13947 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.014 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13947 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.813 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13947 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.914 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13947 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.914 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13947 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.817 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13947 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.714 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13947 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.813 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13947 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.69 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13946 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.813 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13946 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13945 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.210 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 13942 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.111 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13941 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.513 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13940 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.720 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13937 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.820 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13937 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.72 km NE of Midland, Washington · 13936 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13935 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 3.012 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13933 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.512 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13933 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.63 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 13930 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.413 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13930 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.67 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 13929 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13921 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.625 km N of Trout Lake, Washington · 13921 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.81 km E of Black Diamond, Washington · 13919 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.520 km S of Morton, Washington · 13918 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.22 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13915 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.614 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13914 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.71 km NNW of Elbe, Washington · 13912 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.54 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 13912 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.614 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 13911 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.93 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 13907 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.137 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 13906 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.518 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 13905 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.43 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 13901 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13955 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.53 km WSW of Artondale, Washington · 13958 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.713 km NW of Morton, Washington · 13961 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13966 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.91 km E of White Center, Washington · 13966 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.14 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 13970 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.14 km NNE of Key Center, Washington · 13972 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.72 km W of Tanner, Washington · 13972 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.812 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 13979 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10236458. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.