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M2.1 earthquake 5 km NE of Kingston, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Kingston, Washington on Thu, Sep 24, 1987, 11:54 PM PDT (06:54 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 10 km N of Quilcene, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-09-25 06:54:32 UTC
Depth
16.5 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.835° N, 122.453° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km SSW of Quilcene, Washington · 14236 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.62 km W of Black Diamond, Washington · 14234 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.16 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14232 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.52 km ESE of Ames Lake, Washington · 14232 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.98 km SSE of Sultan, Washington · 14231 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.96 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14230 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.68 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 14224 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.60 km SE of Lakeland South, Washington · 14222 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.918 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 14221 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.81 km ENE of Vashon, Washington · 14213 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.66 km E of Belfair, Washington · 14208 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.99 km NNW of Ault Field, Washington · 14207 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.87 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14205 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.91 km SW of Rocky Point, Washington · 14203 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.632 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 14201 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.56 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 14198 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.210 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 14198 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km SW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14245 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.85 km NE of Blyn, Washington · 14247 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.82 km N of Port Townsend, Washington · 14247 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.85 km NE of Ravensdale, Washington · 14260 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.83 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 14264 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.96 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 14269 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10225983. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.