M2.4 earthquake 10 km ESE of Marlin, Washington
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Marlin, Washington on Tue, May 20, 1986, 9:25 PM PDT (04:25 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-21 04:25:13 UTC
- Depth
- 6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.356° N, 118.862° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 155°
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.817 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 14733 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.914 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 14708 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10212588. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.