Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington on Mon, Mar 3, 1986, 1:39 PM PST (21:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4 km NNE of Ruston, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-03-03 21:39:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.554° N, 121.774° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 1.74 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14809 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.03 km ESE of Key Center, Washington · 14809 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.94 km NNE of Ruston, Washington · 14806 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.95 km SW of La Grande, Washington · 14802 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.92 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 14793 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.52 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14792 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.6Washington · 14791 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.63 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington · 14790 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.72 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.92 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.73 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.77 km SSW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 14789 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.1Washington · 14789 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.72 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.62 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14789 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.4Washington · 14789 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.12 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14788 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.83 km ENE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 14788 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 3.32 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14787 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.24 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 14787 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.32 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14786 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.40 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14785 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.53 km WNW of Ashford, Washington · 14785 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.04 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 14778 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.82 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14773 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.72 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14772 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.72 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14772 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.52 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14772 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.623 km W of Cliffdell, Washington · 14759 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.51 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 14758 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 2.13 km SSE of Klahanie, Washington · 14814 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.511 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 14817 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 14822 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.70 km NNE of Normandy Park, Washington · 14823 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.63 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14823 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.10 km WNW of Normandy Park, Washington · 14827 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.69 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14828 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.79 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.28 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.99 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.19 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.03 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 14834 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.83 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 14834 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.59 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.53 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14835 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.112 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 14836 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.713 km WNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 14837 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.511 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington · 14841 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.45 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 14841 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10202683. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.