Washington earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 1 km NE of Edmonds, Washington

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Edmonds, Washington on Sat, Oct 22, 1988, 5:40 PM PDT (00:40 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 0 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-10-23 00:40:19 UTC
Depth
19.1 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.817° N, 122.363° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 13854 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.34 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 13854 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.47 km NE of Marrowstone, Washington · 13851 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.90 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 13850 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.78 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 13850 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.95 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 13847 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.07 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 13845 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.72 km ENE of Home, Washington · 13844 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.54 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13841 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.94 km E of Hobart, Washington · 13838 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.713 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 13836 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.75 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 13833 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.54 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 13832 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.98 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 13831 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.36 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13825 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.61 km N of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13824 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.51 km N of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13824 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.66 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13819 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.51 km SSW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 13818 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.51 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 13817 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.82 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13816 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.62 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13816 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.83 km NW of Gorst, Washington · 13814 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.50 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13814 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.92 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13807 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.68 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13807 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.78 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13807 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.89 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13806 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.86 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13799 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.76 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13799 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.05 km WNW of Alger, Washington · 13797 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 13857 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.62 km SSE of Klahanie, Washington · 13860 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.112 km W of Easton, Washington · 13862 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.73 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 13866 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.79 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13867 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.61 km NNE of White Center, Washington · 13867 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.12 km SE of Kirkland, Washington · 13869 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.56 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 13876 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.96 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 13882 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.55 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 13883 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.55 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 13883 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.15 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 13883 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.05 km E of Anacortes, Washington · 13885 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10235358. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.