Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km ESE of Belfair, WA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Belfair, WA on Thu, Jan 30, 1986, 9:19 PM PST (05:19 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 5 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-31 05:19:35 UTC
Depth
19.1 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.425° N, 122.736° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Washington-Oregon border region · 14843 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.45 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 14841 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.511 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington · 14840 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.112 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 14836 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.53 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14835 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.83 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 14834 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.03 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 14834 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.10 km WNW of Normandy Park, Washington · 14826 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.63 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14822 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.70 km NNE of Normandy Park, Washington · 14822 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 14821 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.511 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 14816 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.13 km SSE of Klahanie, Washington · 14814 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.04 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 14813 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.74 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14808 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.03 km ESE of Key Center, Washington · 14808 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.94 km NNE of Ruston, Washington · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.95 km SW of La Grande, Washington · 14802 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.92 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 14792 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.9Washington · 14790 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.63 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington · 14789 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.77 km SSW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 14789 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.83 km ENE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 14787 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.24 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 14786 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.40 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14785 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.53 km WNW of Ashford, Washington · 14785 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.932 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 14845 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.52 km WNW of East Hill-Meridian, Washington · 14852 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.55 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14854 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.68 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 14854 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.45 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 14855 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.27 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 14856 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.90 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14858 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.73 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 14861 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.76 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 14863 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.99 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 14865 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.019 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14872 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10202818. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.