Washington earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 19 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington on Fri, Jan 3, 1986, 8:11 AM PST (16:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-01-03 16:11:04 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.932° N, 121.924° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714 km N of Naches, Washington · 14871 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.99 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 14865 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.613 km SSW of Thorp, Washington · 14864 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.73 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 14861 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.84 km NW of Skykomish, Washington · 14860 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.90 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14858 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.637 km S of Morton, Washington · 14856 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.620 km S of Morton, Washington · 14855 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.68 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 14855 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.52 km WNW of East Hill-Meridian, Washington · 14852 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.77 km ESE of Belfair, WA · 14844 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.5Washington-Oregon border region · 14844 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14843 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14841 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.45 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 14841 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.112 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 14836 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.53 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14835 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14834 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.83 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 14834 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.03 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 14834 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14827 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.10 km WNW of Normandy Park, Washington · 14826 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.70 km NNE of Normandy Park, Washington · 14822 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 14821 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.632 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14817 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.511 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 14816 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.933 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14815 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.13 km SSE of Klahanie, Washington · 14814 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14813 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.04 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 14813 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.110 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 14812 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14873 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14873 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14875 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.514 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 14877 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14879 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.018 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.57 km W of Burley, Washington · 14879 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 14880 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.424 km S of Morton, Washington · 14880 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.124 km S of Morton, Washington · 14880 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.72 km SW of Chico, Washington · 14880 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.725 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 14881 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14884 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14885 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14886 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.719 km S of Morton, Washington · 14887 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.910 km WSW of Tieton, Washington · 14887 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.93 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14887 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.62 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14888 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14893 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10200563. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.