M2.4 earthquake 1 km E of Ferndale, Washington
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 1 km E of Ferndale, Washington on Sat, Nov 7, 1987, 4:58 PM PST (00:58 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km NNW of Victoria, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-08 00:58:07 UTC
- Depth
- 17.8 km (11.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.846° N, 122.564° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 60°
- Stations used
- 30
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.73 km NNW of Victoria, Canada · 14157 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.64 km NW of Victoria, Canada · 14153 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.618 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 14151 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10225008. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.