Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington on Wed, Mar 26, 1986, 4:00 PM PST (00:00 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 2 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-03-27 00:00:40 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.895° N, 122.371° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.92 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.73 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.77 km SSW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 14789 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.1Washington · 14789 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.72 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.62 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.4Washington · 14789 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.12 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14788 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.83 km ENE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 14788 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.32 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14787 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.24 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 14787 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.32 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14786 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.40 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14785 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.04 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 14778 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.310 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 14775 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.82 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14773 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.72 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14772 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.72 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14772 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.52 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14772 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.51 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 14758 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.57 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14753 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.36 km S of Hansville, Washington · 14751 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.63 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 14751 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.8Washington · 14744 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.9Washington · 14791 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.52 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14792 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.92 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 14793 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.813 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 14804 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.94 km NNE of Ruston, Washington · 14806 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.29 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 14807 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.03 km ESE of Key Center, Washington · 14808 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.74 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14809 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.04 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 14813 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.13 km SSE of Klahanie, Washington · 14814 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10205033. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.