Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Washington on Tue, Mar 25, 1986, 5:11 PM PST (01:11 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 7 km SSW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-03-26 01:11:18 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.663° N, 121.661° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km SSW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 14790 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.83 km ENE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 14789 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.53 km WNW of Ashford, Washington · 14786 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14774 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14774 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14771 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14770 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14770 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14769 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14768 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.95 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 14768 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14767 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14767 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14767 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, WA · 14767 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14766 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14766 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14766 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14766 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14766 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14766 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14766 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14764 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14762 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.623 km W of Cliffdell, Washington · 14760 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14760 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14759 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.51 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 14759 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14755 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.125 km S of Morton, Washington · 14753 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14753 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14753 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14753 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 1.86 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 14794 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.92 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 14794 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14798 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.83 km SE of Union Gap, Washington · 14801 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.22 km ESE of Union Gap, Washington · 14801 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14802 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.95 km SW of La Grande, Washington · 14803 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.833 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14805 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.14 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14806 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.94 km NNE of Ruston, Washington · 14806 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14807 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14810 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14813 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.110 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 14813 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.04 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 14814 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14815 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.933 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14817 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.511 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 14818 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.632 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14818 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away

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