M1.9 earthquake 3 km NW of Geneva, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Geneva, Washington on Fri, Dec 26, 1986, 12:55 PM PST (20:55 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 19 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-12-26 20:55:26 UTC
- Depth
- 17.4 km (10.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.771° N, 122.433° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 51°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.95 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 14514 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.019 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington · 14512 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.88 km SE of Hamilton, Washington · 14506 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.57 km SSE of Hamilton, Washington · 14487 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.618 km NNW of Orcas, Washington · 14477 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10216818. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.