M1.5 earthquake 8 km S of Pe Ell, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km S of Pe Ell, Washington on Fri, Jun 19, 1987, 11:59 AM PDT (18:59 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-19 18:59:27 UTC
- Depth
- 22.9 km (14.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.493° N, 123.311° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 127°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.011 km ENE of Kalama, WA · 14346 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14345 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14341 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.712 km S of Morton, Washington · 14321 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.719 km E of Cannon Beach, Oregon · 14320 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.635 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14300 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 3.721 km W of Grayland, Washington · 14353 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.022 km S of Morton, Washington · 14355 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.519 km E of Kelso, Washington · 14372 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.511 km ENE of East Cathlamet, Washington · 14379 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.77 km ENE of Mossyrock, Washington · 14381 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10221178. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC.