M1.5 earthquake 4 km SE of Everson, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Everson, Washington on Tue, May 24, 1988, 8:52 PM PDT (03:52 UTC), 5 km (3 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), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-05-25 03:52:32 UTC
- Depth
- 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.889° N, 122.304° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 2.5 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 232°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.57 km SSW of Lyman, Washington · 13999 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.53 km SE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 13981 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.24 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 13970 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.34 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 13970 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.66 km NW of Ganges, Canada · 13960 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.15 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13956 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
Before
- 1.52 km S of Abbotsford, Canada · 14008 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.50 km WSW of Glacier, Washington · 14011 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.08 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 14020 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 14036 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10231778. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC.