M2.2 earthquake 9 km SSW of Marlin, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Marlin, Washington on Fri, Jan 16, 1987, 10:19 AM PST (18:19 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 2 km WSW of Chelan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-16 18:19:16 UTC
- Depth
- 7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.330° N, 119.030° 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, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 94°
- Stations used
- 23
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.512 km SSW of Lind, Washington · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.99 km NNE of Quincy, Washington · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.217 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 14478 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.62 km WSW of Chelan, Washington · 14451 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.65 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 14440 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10215448. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.