Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 2 km NNW of Custer, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Custer, Washington on Wed, Mar 2, 1988, 3:51 AM PST (11:51 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 2 km WNW of Puyallup, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-03-02 11:51:06 UTC
Depth
54.0 km (33.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.199° N, 122.547° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 14080 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.51 km WSW of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 14076 days ago · 63 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.92 km WNW of Puyallup, Washington · 14074 days ago · 64 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.72 km WNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14074 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.81 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 14073 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.02 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 14072 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.911 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 14069 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.84 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 14068 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.54 km WSW of Artondale, Washington · 14067 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.04 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 14065 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.71 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 14065 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.68 km E of Bucoda, Washington · 14064 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.55 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 14050 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.516 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 14046 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.81 km W of Wauna, Washington · 14046 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.68 km NW of Lofall, Washington · 14045 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.65 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 14037 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.84 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 14030 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.89 km S of Morton, Washington · 14030 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.71 km N of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 14085 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.810 km E of Ashford, Washington · 14095 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.2Washington · 14108 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.811 km SW of Malone, Washington · 14109 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.55 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 14110 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.32 km SW of Monroe, Washington · 14113 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10226888. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.