M3.2 earthquake 8 km ESE of Wallula, Washington
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Wallula, Washington on Mon, Feb 3, 1986, 5:59 PM PST (01:59 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-04 01:59:07 UTC
- Depth
- 7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.044° N, 118.810° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.417 km WNW of Boardman, Oregon · 14830 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.11 km NNW of Highland, Washington · 14805 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.22 km E of Waitsburg, Washington · 14800 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10201393. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.