Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1 km N of Bothell West, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km N of Bothell West, Washington on Wed, Aug 27, 1986, 4:05 AM PDT (11:05 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 1 km SE of Allyn, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-27 11:05:51 UTC
Depth
19.7 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.815° N, 122.243° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km SSE of Klahanie, Washington · 14633 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.91 km SE of Allyn, Washington · 14632 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.8Washington · 14631 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.514 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14631 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.317 km E of Verlot, Washington · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.60 km S of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14628 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.4Washington-British Columbia border region · 14627 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.3Puget Sound region, Washington · 14626 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.02 km W of Fox Island, Washington · 14617 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.64 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 14616 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.820 km E of Verlot, Washington · 14616 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.417 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14616 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.43 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 14606 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.23 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 14603 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.81 km NNE of Riverton, Washington · 14603 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.72 km E of Kirkland, Washington · 14601 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.215 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 14600 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.514 km NNE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 14595 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.320 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington · 14593 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.83 km NW of Wauna, Washington · 14592 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.51 km S of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 14580 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 1.917 km E of Verlot, Washington · 14637 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.81 km S of Hamilton, Washington · 14645 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.54 km NW of Brinnon, Washington · 14650 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14655 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10212568. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC.