Washington earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km NW of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Gorst, Washington on Sat, Dec 3, 1988, 3:02 PM PST (23:02 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 2 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-12-03 23:02:16 UTC
Depth
48.8 km (30.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.549° N, 122.743° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
27°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.50 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13814 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.92 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13808 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.68 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13807 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.78 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13807 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.89 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13807 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.86 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13799 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.76 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13799 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.66 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 13795 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.72 km E of Keyport, Washington · 13792 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.62 km WSW of Redmond, Washington · 13792 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.52 km E of Keyport, Washington · 13790 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.40 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 13790 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.51 km E of Esperance, Washington · 13789 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.911 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13788 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.55 km NNE of Mirrormont, Washington · 13781 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.610 km WNW of Shelton, Washington · 13778 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.12 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13774 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.91 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13774 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.22 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13774 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.42 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13774 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.62 km W of Oak Harbor, Washington · 13774 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.92 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13773 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 3.32 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13770 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.72 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 13770 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.81 km S of Kirkland, Washington · 13770 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.80 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 13768 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.71 km W of Fall City, Washington · 13768 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.90 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 13768 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.51 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13768 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.51 km W of North Bend, Washington · 13767 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.60 km N of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13767 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.612 km ENE of McCleary, Washington · 13765 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.86 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 13761 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.13 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13756 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.04 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 13756 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.71 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 13756 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13816 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.82 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13817 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.51 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 13817 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.51 km SSW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 13819 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.66 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13819 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.51 km N of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13824 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.61 km N of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13825 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.36 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13825 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.98 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 13831 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.54 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 13832 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.75 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 13833 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.713 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 13836 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.94 km E of Hobart, Washington · 13838 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.54 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13841 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.519 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13842 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.72 km ENE of Home, Washington · 13845 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10237368 (also filed as usp0003pgc). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.