Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Washington on Tue, May 13, 1986, 6:26 AM PDT (13:26 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km SSW of Tampico, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

Morton forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-13 13:26:12 UTC
Depth
16.4 km (10.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.630° N, 122.143° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14747 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14747 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14747 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14747 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14747 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14746 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14746 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14746 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14746 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14746 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14746 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14745 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14745 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14744 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.27 km WNW of Morton, Washington · 14737 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 14730 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.719 km S of Morton, Washington · 14726 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14723 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.612 km W of Tieton, Washington · 14717 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.29 km E of McKenna, Washington · 14712 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.88 km SSW of Tampico, Washington · 14709 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14701 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14698 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14689 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.828 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 14689 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.412 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 14688 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14747 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.8Washington · 14749 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.72 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 14751 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.123 km S of Morton, Washington · 14751 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10211373. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC.