Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington on Mon, Feb 3, 1986, 2:56 PM PST (22:56 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 20 km NNE of Concrete, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-03 22:56:43 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.977° N, 121.759° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920 km NNE of Concrete, Washington · 14839 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.713 km WNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 14837 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.112 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 14836 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.53 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14835 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.59 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.83 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 14834 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.03 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 14834 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.19 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.99 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.28 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.79 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.69 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14827 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.10 km WNW of Normandy Park, Washington · 14826 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.63 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14823 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.70 km NNE of Normandy Park, Washington · 14822 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 14821 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.13 km SSE of Klahanie, Washington · 14814 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.04 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 14813 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.74 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14808 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.94 km NNE of Ruston, Washington · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.92 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 14792 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.52 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14792 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.9Washington · 14790 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.63 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington · 14789 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.72 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.92 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.73 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.77 km SSW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 14789 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 3.1Washington · 14788 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.72 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14788 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 3.62 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14788 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.4Washington · 14788 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.12 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14788 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.83 km ENE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 14787 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 3.32 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14787 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.24 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 14786 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.32 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14785 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.40 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14785 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.45 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 14841 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.77 km ESE of Belfair, WA · 14844 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.96 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 14844 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.52 km WNW of East Hill-Meridian, Washington · 14852 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.55 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14854 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.68 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 14855 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.45 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 14855 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.27 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 14856 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.80 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 14857 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.90 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14858 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.84 km NW of Skykomish, Washington · 14860 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.73 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 14861 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.87 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14863 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.18 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14863 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.76 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 14863 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.99 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 14865 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.810 km S of Darrington, Washington · 14866 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.33 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 14868 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.78 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14869 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.79 km E of Verlot, Washington · 14869 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10201373. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.