Washington earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km NNW of Kingston, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Kingston, Washington on Sun, May 4, 1986, 1:14 PM PDT (20:14 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 1 km W of Hoodsport, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-04 20:14:00 UTC
Depth
24.5 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.824° N, 122.511° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
28

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Washington · 14744 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.95 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 14728 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.52 km NE of Southworth, Washington · 14717 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.62 km NE of Southworth, Washington · 14717 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.02 km NNE of Southworth, Washington · 14717 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.55 km W of Edison, Washington · 14715 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.55 km N of Friday Harbor, Washington · 14710 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.65 km E of Tanner, Washington · 14707 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.63 km SSE of Priest Point, Washington · 14697 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.71 km W of Hoodsport, Washington · 14694 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.76 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 14694 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.92 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 14692 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.36 km S of Hansville, Washington · 14751 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.57 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14752 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.51 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 14757 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.52 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14771 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.72 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14771 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.72 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14771 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.82 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14773 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.310 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 14775 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.04 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 14778 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10206288. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.