M2.6 earthquake 2 km WSW of Chelan, Washington
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Chelan, Washington on Sat, Feb 28, 1987, 6:56 AM PST (14:56 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-28 14:56:10 UTC
- Depth
- -0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.833° N, 120.048° 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 0.5 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 89°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.65 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 14440 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.55 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 14433 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.71 km ENE of Entiat, Washington · 14430 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.92 km WSW of Chelan, Washington · 14418 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.81 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 14392 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10217588. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 AM UTC.