M2.0 earthquake 11 km ENE of Kalama, WA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Kalama, WA on Fri, Jun 26, 1987, 8:38 AM PDT (15:38 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 37 km NNE of Amboy, 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
- 1987-06-26 15:38:04 UTC
- Depth
- 15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.055° N, 122.726° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 69°
- Stations used
- 35
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14332 days ago · -2 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14329 days ago · -2 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.712 km S of Morton, Washington · 14308 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.719 km E of Cannon Beach, Oregon · 14308 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.635 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14288 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10222473. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.