Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km NNE of Waterville, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Waterville, Washington on Fri, Mar 11, 1988, 12:36 AM PST (08:36 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 27 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-03-11 08:36:44 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.704° N, 120.031° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.527 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 14070 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.917 km N of Cashmere, Washington · 14053 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.67 km WSW of George, Washington · 14046 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.79 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 14046 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.96 km ENE of Chelan, Washington · 14032 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.96 km ENE of Chelan, Washington · 14032 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.55 km E of Chelan, Washington · 14032 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.84 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 14031 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.52 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 14024 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.516 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 14022 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.617 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 14022 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.38 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 14019 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km N of Waterville, Washington · 14087 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.715 km SW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 14089 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.313 km SSW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 14090 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.75 km NNE of Nespelem, Washington · 14100 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10228148. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.