Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9 km NNW of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Belfair, Washington on Thu, Jan 9, 1986, 3:05 PM PST (23:05 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 7 km NNW of Kingston, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-09 23:05:50 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.533° N, 122.857° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 14863 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.73 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 14861 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.90 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14858 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.27 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 14856 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.45 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 14855 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.68 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 14854 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.55 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14854 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.52 km WNW of East Hill-Meridian, Washington · 14852 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.932 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 14844 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.77 km ESE of Belfair, WA · 14844 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.5Washington-Oregon border region · 14843 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.45 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 14841 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.511 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington · 14840 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.112 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 14836 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.53 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14835 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.83 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 14834 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.03 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 14834 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.10 km WNW of Normandy Park, Washington · 14826 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.63 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14822 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.70 km NNE of Normandy Park, Washington · 14822 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 14821 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.13 km SSE of Klahanie, Washington · 14813 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.04 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 14812 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.74 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14808 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.03 km ESE of Key Center, Washington · 14808 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 3.019 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14872 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.64 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 14874 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.50 km W of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14878 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14879 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.018 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.57 km W of Burley, Washington · 14879 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.72 km SW of Chico, Washington · 14880 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.93 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14887 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.62 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14888 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.17 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 14888 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14893 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10201103. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.