Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km ESE of Ames Lake, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Ames Lake, Washington on Mon, Oct 5, 1987, 7:51 PM PDT (02:51 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 8 km SSE of Sultan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-10-06 02:51:10 UTC
Depth
21.7 km (13.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.621° N, 121.937° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
18

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km SSE of Sultan, Washington · 14231 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.96 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14230 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.68 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 14223 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.60 km SE of Lakeland South, Washington · 14222 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.025 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 14219 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.81 km ENE of Vashon, Washington · 14213 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.66 km E of Belfair, Washington · 14208 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.87 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14205 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.91 km SW of Rocky Point, Washington · 14203 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.632 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 14201 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.055 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 14201 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.56 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 14198 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.210 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 14198 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.54 km E of Port Ludlow, Washington · 14181 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.83 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 14181 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.054 km E of Darrington, Washington · 14176 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.16 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14232 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.62 km W of Black Diamond, Washington · 14234 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.87 km SSW of Quilcene, Washington · 14236 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.15 km NE of Kingston, Washington · 14242 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.61 km SW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14245 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.85 km NE of Blyn, Washington · 14247 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.82 km N of Port Townsend, Washington · 14247 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.85 km NE of Ravensdale, Washington · 14260 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10224148. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.