M1.6 earthquake 5 km ENE of Manson, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Manson, Washington on Mon, Mar 10, 1986, 4:53 AM PST (12:53 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 10 km N of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-10 12:53:31 UTC
- Depth
- -0.6 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.898° N, 120.089° 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, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 155°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.68 km S of Chelan Falls, Washington · 14812 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.919 km SSW of Disautel, Washington · 14793 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.95 km ENE of Entiat, Washington · 14784 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.310 km N of Entiat, Washington · 14784 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.810 km W of Mansfield, Washington · 14783 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.611 km SW of Quincy, Washington · 14783 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.313 km N of Almira, Washington · 14779 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.52 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 14775 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10203633. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.