Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km SSW of Thorp, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Thorp, Washington on Sat, Jan 11, 1986, 9:56 AM PST (17:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 1 km W of Yakima, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-11 17:56:08 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.956° N, 120.749° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71 km W of Yakima, Washington · 14863 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.90 km NNE of Yakima, Washington · 14863 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.84 km NW of Skykomish, Washington · 14860 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.812 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 14855 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.68 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 14854 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.027 km NNW of Benton City, Washington · 14847 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.627 km NNW of Benton City, Washington · 14847 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.65 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 14846 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.122 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14845 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.45 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 14841 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.713 km WNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 14837 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.112 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 14836 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.73 km ENE of Entiat, Washington · 14818 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.511 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 14816 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.110 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 14812 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km W of Entiat, Washington · 14869 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.714 km N of Naches, Washington · 14871 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.019 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14872 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14873 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14873 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.022 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14876 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.723 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14877 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.823 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14877 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.514 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 14877 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.018 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.13 km NE of West Valley, Washington · 14881 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.53 km NE of West Valley, Washington · 14881 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.43 km NNE of West Valley, Washington · 14881 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.910 km WSW of Tieton, Washington · 14887 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10201128. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC.