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M1.9 earthquake 1 km SW of Rocky Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Rocky Point, Washington on Tue, Nov 3, 1987, 4:02 AM PST (12:02 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 10 km N of Quilcene, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-11-03 12:02:05 UTC
Depth
17.3 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.581° N, 122.685° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
27

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 14198 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.210 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 14198 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.54 km E of Port Ludlow, Washington · 14181 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.83 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 14181 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.115 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 14165 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.81 km SSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14163 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.618 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 14151 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.87 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14204 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.99 km NNW of Ault Field, Washington · 14207 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.66 km E of Belfair, Washington · 14208 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.81 km ENE of Vashon, Washington · 14212 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.918 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 14220 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.60 km SE of Lakeland South, Washington · 14222 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.68 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 14223 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.96 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14230 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.98 km SSE of Sultan, Washington · 14231 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.52 km ESE of Ames Lake, Washington · 14231 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.16 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14232 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10224178. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.