Washington earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 5 km WNW of Edmonds, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Edmonds, Washington on Thu, Jan 15, 1987, 9:58 AM PST (17:58 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-15 17:58:13 UTC
Depth
19.3 km (12.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.828° N, 122.443° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km WNW of Edmonds, Washington · 14494 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.50 km ENE of Esperance, Washington · 14490 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.57 km SSE of Hamilton, Washington · 14486 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.84 km E of Brinnon, Washington · 14460 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.33 km S of Seattle, Washington · 14439 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.61 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 14439 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.02 km SE of Woods Creek, Washington · 14500 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.88 km SE of Hamilton, Washington · 14505 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.80 km NW of Issaquah, Washington · 14505 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.49 km W of Gorst, Washington · 14508 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.019 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington · 14511 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.95 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 14514 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.01 km W of Kingsgate, Washington · 14514 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10215308. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.