M2.2 earthquake 1 km E of Ferndale, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 1 km E of Ferndale, Washington on Sun, Nov 27, 1988, 10:31 PM PST (06:31 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-11-28 06:31:06 UTC
- Depth
- 15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.847° N, 122.568° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 60°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.94 km SW of Victoria, Canada · 13808 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.05 km WNW of Alger, Washington · 13800 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.62 km W of Oak Harbor, Washington · 13777 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.27 km SSE of Acme, Washington · 13764 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10237928. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC.