Washington earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 24 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington on Mon, Apr 11, 1988, 7:06 PM PDT (02:06 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1988-04-12 02:06:39 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.959° N, 122.120° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
29

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km S of Morton, Washington · 14030 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14026 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14024 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 14021 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.541 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 14015 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.58 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 14010 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14005 days ago · -2 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.58 km WNW of North Portland, Oregon · 14005 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.733 km SE of Morton, Washington · 14003 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.610 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 14003 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.93 km W of Ryderwood, Washington · 13991 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.78 km E of Yacolt, Washington · 13987 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.823 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 14043 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.723 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 14043 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.55 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 14051 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.938 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14054 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.911 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 14069 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10229928. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.