M2.2 earthquake 10 km N of Quilcene, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 10 km N of Quilcene, Washington on Sun, Nov 8, 1987, 2:08 PM PST (22:08 UTC), 19 km (12 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
- 2.2 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-08 22:08:31 UTC
- Depth
- 19.3 km (12.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.919° N, 122.863° 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, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 87°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.54 km E of Port Ludlow, Washington · 14190 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.83 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 14190 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.115 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 14174 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.81 km SSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14172 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.73 km NNW of Victoria, Canada · 14166 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.64 km NW of Victoria, Canada · 14162 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.618 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 14160 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
Before
- 1.56 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 14207 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.91 km SW of Rocky Point, Washington · 14212 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.87 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14213 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.99 km NNW of Ault Field, Washington · 14216 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.66 km E of Belfair, Washington · 14217 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.81 km ENE of Vashon, Washington · 14221 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.918 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 14229 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.60 km SE of Lakeland South, Washington · 14231 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.68 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 14232 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10225108. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.