Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km S of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km S of Darrington, Washington on Wed, Jan 8, 1986, 11:53 PM PST (07:53 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 8 km ESE of Verlot, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-09 07:53:35 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.158° N, 121.608° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 14863 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.18 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14862 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.87 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14862 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.73 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 14861 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.84 km NW of Skykomish, Washington · 14860 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.90 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14858 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.80 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 14857 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.27 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 14856 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.45 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 14854 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.68 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 14854 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.55 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14854 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.52 km WNW of East Hill-Meridian, Washington · 14852 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.96 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 14844 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.511 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington · 14840 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.920 km NNE of Concrete, Washington · 14839 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.713 km WNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 14837 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.112 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 14836 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.53 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14835 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.59 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.83 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 14834 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.03 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 14834 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 3.19 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 3.99 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.28 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.79 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14833 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14833 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.69 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14827 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.10 km WNW of Normandy Park, Washington · 14826 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.63 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14822 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.70 km NNE of Normandy Park, Washington · 14822 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 14821 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.13 km SSE of Klahanie, Washington · 14813 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.04 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 14812 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.74 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14808 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.33 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 14868 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.78 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14869 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.79 km E of Verlot, Washington · 14869 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.64 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 14874 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.50 km W of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14878 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.93 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14887 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.17 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 14888 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.011 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 14889 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10201063. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.