Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km S of Grandview, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km S of Grandview, Washington on Fri, Jan 22, 1988, 4:03 AM PST (12:03 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 4 km NE of Prosser, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-01-22 12:03:56 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.217° N, 119.897° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14 km NE of Prosser, Washington · 14120 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.919 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14112 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.119 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14112 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.919 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14111 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.919 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14111 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.919 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14110 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.119 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14108 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.92 km NNE of Mesa, Washington · 14107 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.11 km NNW of Goldendale, Washington · 14105 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.74 km NW of Goldendale, Washington · 14105 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.35 km SW of Connell, Washington · 14104 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.722 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14103 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.516 km SSE of Arlington, Oregon · 14100 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.518 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14096 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.313 km SSW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 14090 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.715 km SW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 14089 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.825 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14082 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.525 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14077 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.67 km NNE of Richland, Washington · 14067 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.57 km N of Richland, Washington · 14067 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.57 km N of Richland, Washington · 14067 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.117 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 14067 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.88 km SW of Warden, Washington · 14063 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.13 km SSE of Grandview, Washington · 14123 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.73 km SSE of Grandview, Washington · 14123 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.519 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14124 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.716 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14126 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.016 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14127 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.616 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14128 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.415 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14130 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.15 km SW of Connell, Washington · 14130 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.516 km S of Prosser, Washington · 14135 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.69 km SE of Bickleton, Washington · 14138 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.716 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14139 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14141 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14143 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.219 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14146 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14149 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.516 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14150 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.517 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14150 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.117 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14150 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.616 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14151 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10229288. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC.