M2.3 earthquake 8 km ESE of Forks, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Forks, Washington on Sun, Feb 9, 1986, 3:13 PM PST (23:13 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-09 23:13:57 UTC
- Depth
- 0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.916° N, 124.279° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 140°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10201843. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.