M2.0 earthquake Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Washington on Wed, Jul 23, 1986, 6:54 PM PDT (01:54 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-24 01:54:38 UTC
- Depth
- -0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.183° N, 119.210° 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 5.8 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 229°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10212323. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC.