M2.0 earthquake 55 km ESE of Darrington, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 55 km ESE of Darrington, Washington on Thu, Nov 5, 1987, 10:22 AM PST (18:22 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
- 1987-11-05 18:22:28 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.145° N, 120.870° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 147°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.56 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 14198 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.01 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 14178 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.054 km E of Darrington, Washington · 14176 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
Before
- 1.632 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 14201 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.56 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 14213 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.129 km NNE of Winthrop, Washington · 14221 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.68 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 14224 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10224613. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.