M2.1 earthquake 15 km NE of Marlin, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Marlin, Washington on Thu, Sep 8, 1988, 3:56 PM PDT (22:56 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 18 km W of Othello, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-09-08 22:56:21 UTC
- Depth
- 2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.508° N, 118.848° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.16 km ENE of Entiat, Washington · 13901 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.79 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 13894 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.78 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 13878 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.218 km W of Othello, Washington · 13872 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.611 km ESE of Okanogan, Washington · 13847 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10233288. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:38 PM UTC.