Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km WSW of Redmond, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Redmond, Washington on Mon, Dec 26, 1988, 2:47 PM PST (22:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

Redmond forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-12-26 22:47:34 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.663° N, 122.156° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km E of Keyport, Washington · 13790 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.40 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 13790 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.51 km E of Esperance, Washington · 13789 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.911 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13788 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.55 km NNE of Mirrormont, Washington · 13781 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.610 km WNW of Shelton, Washington · 13778 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.12 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13775 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.91 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13775 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.22 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13775 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.42 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13775 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.62 km W of Oak Harbor, Washington · 13774 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.92 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13774 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.32 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13770 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.72 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 13770 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.81 km S of Kirkland, Washington · 13770 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.80 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 13768 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.71 km W of Fall City, Washington · 13768 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.90 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 13768 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.51 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13768 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.51 km W of North Bend, Washington · 13768 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.60 km N of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13768 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.612 km ENE of McCleary, Washington · 13765 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.86 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 13761 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.13 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13757 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.04 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 13756 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.71 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 13756 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 3.2Washington · 13751 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.52 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13751 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.81 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13751 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.55 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 13746 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.814 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13743 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 4.02 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13742 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.42 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13742 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.72 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13742 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.62 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13740 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.32 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13740 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.82 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13740 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.62 km ENE of Big Lake, Washington · 13739 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.62 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13738 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 3.02 km W of Dash Point, Washington · 13736 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.44 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13732 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.64 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13732 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km E of Keyport, Washington · 13792 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.66 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 13795 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.76 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13799 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.86 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13799 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.89 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13807 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.78 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13807 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.68 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13807 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.92 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13808 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.50 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13815 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.83 km NW of Gorst, Washington · 13815 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.62 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13816 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.82 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13817 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.51 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 13818 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.51 km SSW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 13819 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.66 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13820 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10239558. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.