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M2.0 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Washington on Mon, Jul 14, 1986, 2:03 AM PDT (09:03 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 1 km N of Bothell West, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-14 09:03:34 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.901° N, 121.849° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.517 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 14677 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.83 km E of Maple Valley, Washington · 14668 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.63 km WSW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14654 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.025 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 14651 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.54 km NW of Brinnon, Washington · 14649 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.851 km SE of Marblemount, Washington · 14649 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.81 km S of Hamilton, Washington · 14644 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.917 km E of Verlot, Washington · 14636 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.11 km N of Bothell West, Washington · 14636 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.73 km SSE of Klahanie, Washington · 14632 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.91 km SE of Allyn, Washington · 14632 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.8Washington · 14630 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.514 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14630 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.317 km E of Verlot, Washington · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.60 km S of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14628 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.3Puget Sound region, Washington · 14625 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.29 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14681 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.59 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14686 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.92 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 14692 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.76 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 14694 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.63 km SSE of Priest Point, Washington · 14697 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.65 km E of Tanner, Washington · 14707 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10210988. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.