Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3 km SSW of Clinton, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Clinton, Washington on Mon, Jun 1, 1987, 10:53 AM PDT (17:53 UTC), 28 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 9 km W of Gorst, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-06-01 17:53:19 UTC
Depth
28.4 km (17.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.944° N, 122.366° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km W of Burley, Washington · 14358 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.03 km NNW of Ravensdale, Washington · 14351 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.910 km WSW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 14349 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.06 km NE of Duvall, Washington · 14343 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.51 km SE of Edison, Washington · 14342 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.49 km W of Gorst, Washington · 14341 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.32 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14338 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.66 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 14337 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.5Washington · 14337 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.77 km S of Bellingham, Washington · 14335 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.72 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 14333 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.911 km SSW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 14330 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.48 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 14330 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.58 km ENE of Hoodsport, Washington · 14329 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.92 km WNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 14326 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.45 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14324 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.55 km W of Lyman, Washington · 14324 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.54 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 14308 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.711 km ENE of Hoodsport, Washington · 14304 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.85 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 14298 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km W of Chico, Washington · 14360 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.019 km SSE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 14366 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.11 km E of Algona, Washington · 14378 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10218093. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.