Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 4 km ENE of Carnation, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Carnation, Washington on Sat, Mar 29, 1986, 5:33 PM PST (01:33 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-03-30 01:33:22 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.664° N, 121.866° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14785 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.40 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14785 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.04 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 14778 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.82 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14773 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.72 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14772 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.72 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14772 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.52 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14772 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.623 km W of Cliffdell, Washington · 14759 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.51 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 14757 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.57 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14752 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.36 km S of Hansville, Washington · 14751 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.63 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 14751 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.8Washington · 14744 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.95 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 14728 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.32 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14787 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.83 km ENE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 14788 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.12 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14788 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.4Washington · 14788 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.62 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.72 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.1Washington · 14789 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.77 km SSW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 14789 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.73 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.92 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.72 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.63 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington · 14790 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.9Washington · 14791 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.52 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14792 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.92 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 14793 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.94 km NNE of Ruston, Washington · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.03 km ESE of Key Center, Washington · 14808 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.74 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14809 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.04 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 14813 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.13 km SSE of Klahanie, Washington · 14814 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10205898. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.