M2.0 earthquake 14 km NE of Kalama, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Kalama, Washington on Wed, Nov 25, 1987, 3:13 PM PST (23:13 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 21 km S of Morton, 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
- 1987-11-25 23:13:22 UTC
- Depth
- 16.8 km (10.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.096° N, 122.701° 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
- 82°
- 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
- 1.921 km S of Morton, Washington · 14179 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 14177 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.97 km S of Morton, Washington · 14149 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.52 km NE of North Bonneville, Washington · 14139 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.03 km NE of North Bonneville, Washington · 14136 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10227803. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.