Washington earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km ENE of Lofall, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Lofall, Washington on Sun, Jun 29, 1986, 6:03 PM PDT (01:03 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 9 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-06-30 01:03:27 UTC
Depth
19.5 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.842° N, 122.577° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 14692 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.59 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14686 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.29 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14681 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.0Washington · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.517 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 14677 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.0Washington-British Columbia border region · 14672 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.83 km E of Maple Valley, Washington · 14667 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14654 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.54 km NW of Brinnon, Washington · 14649 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.81 km S of Hamilton, Washington · 14644 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.917 km E of Verlot, Washington · 14636 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.11 km N of Bothell West, Washington · 14636 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.5Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 14635 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.71 km W of Hoodsport, Washington · 14694 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.63 km SSE of Priest Point, Washington · 14697 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.65 km E of Tanner, Washington · 14707 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.55 km N of Friday Harbor, Washington · 14710 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.55 km W of Edison, Washington · 14715 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.02 km NNE of Southworth, Washington · 14717 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.62 km NE of Southworth, Washington · 14717 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.52 km NE of Southworth, Washington · 14717 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10207728. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.