Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km NNW of Kingston, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Kingston, Washington on Sun, Jan 19, 1986, 11:48 AM PST (19:48 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 5 km SW of Hansville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-19 19:48:24 UTC
Depth
48.8 km (30.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.856° N, 122.538° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 14855 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.68 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 14855 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.55 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14855 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.52 km WNW of East Hill-Meridian, Washington · 14852 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.932 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 14845 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.96 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 14845 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.77 km ESE of Belfair, WA · 14845 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.45 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 14841 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.511 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington · 14841 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.112 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 14836 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.53 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14835 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.59 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.83 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 14834 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.03 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 14834 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.19 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.99 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.28 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.79 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.69 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14828 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.10 km WNW of Normandy Park, Washington · 14827 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.63 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14823 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.70 km NNE of Normandy Park, Washington · 14822 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 14822 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.13 km SSE of Klahanie, Washington · 14814 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.04 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 14813 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.74 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14809 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.03 km ESE of Key Center, Washington · 14808 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.29 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 14807 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.94 km NNE of Ruston, Washington · 14806 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.813 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 14804 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.80 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 14857 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.90 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14858 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.84 km NW of Skykomish, Washington · 14861 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.73 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 14861 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.87 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14863 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.18 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14863 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.76 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 14864 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.99 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 14866 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.810 km S of Darrington, Washington · 14867 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.33 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 14868 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.78 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14870 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.79 km E of Verlot, Washington · 14870 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.64 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 14875 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.50 km W of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14878 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.57 km W of Burley, Washington · 14879 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.72 km SW of Chico, Washington · 14881 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10201793. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.