M1.6 earthquake 32 km SE of Darrington, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 32 km SE of Darrington, Washington on Thu, Nov 5, 1987, 9:12 AM PST (17:12 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 55 km ESE of Darrington, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-05 17:12:05 UTC
- Depth
- 14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.070° N, 121.272° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 112°
- Stations used
- 12
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.055 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 14201 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.56 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 14198 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.83 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 14181 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.01 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 14178 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.054 km E of Darrington, Washington · 14176 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
Before
- 1.87 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14205 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.56 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 14213 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.68 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 14224 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.96 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14230 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10224513. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.