M1.8 earthquake 7 km E of Neah Bay, Washington
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km E of Neah Bay, Washington on Tue, Nov 24, 1987, 9:34 PM PST (05:34 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km NNW of Victoria, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-25 05:34:50 UTC
- Depth
- 0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.357° N, 124.527° 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 25.5 km horizontally, 99.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 224°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.65 km NW of Neah Bay, Washington · 14182 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.73 km NNW of Victoria, Canada · 14157 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.64 km NW of Victoria, Canada · 14153 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.618 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 14151 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10227513. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.