M2.0 earthquake 54 km E of Darrington, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 54 km E of Darrington, Washington on Mon, Nov 30, 1987, 4:41 PM PST (00:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 7 km NW of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 1987-12-01 00:41:09 UTC
- Depth
- 7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.169° N, 120.883° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 176°
- Stations used
- 27
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
- 1.89 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 14135 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.63 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 14121 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.17 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 14121 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 2.01 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 14177 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.56 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 14198 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.055 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 14201 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.632 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 14201 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10226413. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.