Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km SE of Buckley, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Buckley, Washington on Sun, Mar 23, 1986, 3:06 PM PST (23:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 3 km NNW of Kingston, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-03-23 23:06:21 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.149° N, 122.001° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 14801 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.6Washington · 14799 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.63 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington · 14798 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.77 km SSW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 14798 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.83 km ENE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 14796 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.24 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 14795 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.40 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14794 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.53 km WNW of Ashford, Washington · 14794 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.04 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 14786 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.95 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 14775 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.623 km W of Cliffdell, Washington · 14768 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.51 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 14766 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.125 km S of Morton, Washington · 14761 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.36 km S of Hansville, Washington · 14760 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.63 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 14759 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.123 km S of Morton, Washington · 14755 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.8Washington · 14753 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.5Washington · 14751 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km SW of La Grande, Washington · 14810 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.94 km NNE of Ruston, Washington · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.03 km ESE of Key Center, Washington · 14817 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.74 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14817 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.04 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 14821 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.13 km SSE of Klahanie, Washington · 14822 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.511 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 14825 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 14830 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.70 km NNE of Normandy Park, Washington · 14831 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10204688. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.