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M1.6 earthquake 15 km NE of Marlin, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Marlin, Washington on Wed, Nov 25, 1987, 11:16 AM PST (19:16 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 17 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-11-25 19:16:23 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.507° N, 118.832° 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 0.9 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14180 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.217 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14177 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.718 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 14176 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.817 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14169 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.717 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 14168 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.717 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 14161 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14160 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.05 km SSW of Connell, Washington · 14159 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.616 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14156 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.117 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14154 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.517 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14154 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.516 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14154 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14153 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.219 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14150 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14148 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14145 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.716 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14144 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.317 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 14139 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.15 km SW of Connell, Washington · 14135 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.415 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14135 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.616 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14132 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.016 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14131 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.716 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14131 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.519 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14128 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14188 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.05 km WNW of Quincy, Washington · 14208 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10227698. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC.