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M2.3 earthquake 2 km SW of Monroe, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Monroe, Washington on Mon, Feb 1, 1988, 7:00 AM PST (15:00 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 2 km WNW of Puyallup, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-02-01 15:00:09 UTC
Depth
23.5 km (14.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.839° N, 121.993° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715 km SE of Verlot, Washington · 14118 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.715 km SE of Verlot, Washington · 14118 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.716 km SE of Verlot, Washington · 14118 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.55 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 14118 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.915 km SE of Verlot, Washington · 14116 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.2Washington · 14116 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.68 km WNW of Concrete, Washington · 14099 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.71 km N of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 14093 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.42 km NNW of Custer, Washington · 14091 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.51 km WSW of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 14084 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.54 km E of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 14084 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.92 km WNW of Puyallup, Washington · 14082 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.72 km WNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14082 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.55 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 14081 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.81 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 14081 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.02 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 14080 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.527 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 14078 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.84 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 14075 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.54 km WSW of Artondale, Washington · 14074 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.04 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 14073 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.71 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 14072 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.810 km NW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14065 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km NW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14122 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.95 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14127 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 14141 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.24 km SE of Orting, Washington · 14142 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.03 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 14144 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.24 km SE of Orting, Washington · 14144 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.73 km WSW of Crocker, Washington · 14145 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10226628. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:42 AM UTC.