M2.6 earthquake 5 km E of Tanner, Washington
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km E of Tanner, Washington on Tue, Jun 17, 1986, 1:30 PM PDT (20:30 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km ENE of Lofall, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-17 20:30:44 UTC
- Depth
- 15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.472° N, 121.672° 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, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 106°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.29 km E of McKenna, Washington · 14707 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.63 km SSE of Priest Point, Washington · 14698 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.76 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 14695 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.29 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14681 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.0Washington · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.83 km E of Maple Valley, Washington · 14668 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.63 km WSW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14654 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.025 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 14651 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.54 km NW of Brinnon, Washington · 14650 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 2.02 km NNE of Southworth, Washington · 14718 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.62 km NE of Southworth, Washington · 14718 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.52 km NE of Southworth, Washington · 14718 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.214 km W of Entiat, Washington · 14719 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.95 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 14729 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10206828. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.