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M1.9 earthquake 5 km SW of Clinton, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Clinton, Washington on Tue, May 27, 1986, 1:24 AM PDT (08:24 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 9 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-27 08:24:27 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.940° N, 122.408° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km NE of Southworth, Washington · 14724 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.62 km NE of Southworth, Washington · 14724 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.02 km NNE of Southworth, Washington · 14724 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.55 km W of Edison, Washington · 14722 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.55 km N of Friday Harbor, Washington · 14716 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.65 km E of Tanner, Washington · 14713 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.63 km SSE of Priest Point, Washington · 14704 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.71 km W of Hoodsport, Washington · 14701 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.76 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 14701 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.92 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 14699 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.59 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14693 days ago · 61 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.29 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14688 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.0Washington · 14687 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.517 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 14684 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.0Washington-British Columbia border region · 14678 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.63 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 14757 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.36 km S of Hansville, Washington · 14758 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.57 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14759 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.51 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 14764 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10213158. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:05 AM UTC.