M2.2 earthquake 10 km E of Yacolt, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 10 km E of Yacolt, Washington on Sun, May 24, 1987, 6:44 AM PDT (13:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-24 13:44:07 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.871° N, 122.275° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 57°
- Stations used
- 31
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.519 km E of Kelso, Washington · 14367 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.022 km S of Morton, Washington · 14350 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.011 km ENE of Kalama, WA · 14341 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14340 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14336 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.78 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 14316 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.712 km S of Morton, Washington · 14316 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10221088. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.