Washington earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km S of Lynden, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km S of Lynden, Washington on Fri, Jul 11, 1986, 4:14 PM PDT (23:14 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-11 23:14:14 UTC
Depth
20.3 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.896° N, 122.462° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.517 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 14677 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.82 km SE of Kendall, Washington · 14675 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.0Washington-British Columbia border region · 14672 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.81 km S of Hamilton, Washington · 14644 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.60 km S of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14628 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.4Washington-British Columbia border region · 14627 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.843 km NE of Coquitlam, Canada · 14684 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.59 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14687 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.51 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington · 14691 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.92 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 14692 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.55 km N of Friday Harbor, Washington · 14710 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10210638. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.