Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km W of Edison, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km W of Edison, Washington on Sun, Jun 8, 1986, 11:01 PM PDT (06:01 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km ENE of Lofall, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-06-09 06:01:47 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.568° N, 122.524° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km N of Friday Harbor, Washington · 14710 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.63 km SSE of Priest Point, Washington · 14698 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.76 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 14695 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.92 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 14692 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.51 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington · 14691 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.59 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14687 days ago · 61 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.65 km S of Lynden, Washington · 14683 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.29 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14681 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.0Washington · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.517 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 14677 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.82 km SE of Kendall, Washington · 14675 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.0Washington-British Columbia border region · 14672 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 14728 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.615 km E of North Saanich, Canada · 14732 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10206093. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.