Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km WNW of Quincy, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Quincy, Washington on Mon, Nov 2, 1987, 8:09 PM PST (04:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 2 km ENE of Cowiche, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-11-03 04:09:16 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.255° N, 119.914° 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, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14184 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.77 km SSW of Desert Aire, Washington · 14184 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.85 km NE of Kittitas, Washington · 14182 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.615 km NE of Marlin, Washington · 14181 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.01 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 14177 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.518 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14176 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.12 km ENE of Cowiche, Washington · 14174 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.33 km ENE of Cowiche, Washington · 14174 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.217 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14172 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.718 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 14171 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.817 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14165 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.717 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 14164 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.815 km E of Mattawa, Washington · 14162 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.717 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 14156 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14156 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.616 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14151 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.117 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14150 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.517 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14150 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.516 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14150 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.717 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14149 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.219 km SW of Othello, Washington · 14146 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.917 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 14143 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 14213 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.917 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 14220 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.616 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 14232 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10224068. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.