Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km SW of Malone, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Malone, Washington on Fri, Feb 5, 1988, 12:34 PM PST (20:34 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 2 km NNW of Custer, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-02-05 20:34:44 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.895° N, 123.452° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619 km WSW of Cohassett Beach, Washington · 14105 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.42 km NNW of Custer, Washington · 14084 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.92 km WNW of Puyallup, Washington · 14075 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.81 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 14073 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.58 km SSE of Lebam, Washington · 14071 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.84 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 14068 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.54 km WSW of Artondale, Washington · 14067 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.71 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 14065 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.68 km E of Bucoda, Washington · 14064 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 14111 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.24 km SE of Orting, Washington · 14135 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.24 km SE of Orting, Washington · 14137 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10227883. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC.