Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km SE of Acme, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Acme, Washington on Sun, Aug 25, 1985, 5:57 AM PDT (12:57 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 1 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

Sudden Valley forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-25 12:57:47 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.701° N, 122.169° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km SSE of Edison, Washington · 15002 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.81 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 14997 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.73 km NE of Acme, Washington · 14995 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.34 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14995 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.30 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14994 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.13 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14994 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.03 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14993 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.21 km SSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 14979 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.51 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 14977 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.53 km S of Monroe, Washington · 14972 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.516 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 14971 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.6Washington · 14968 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.83 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14968 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14953 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.33 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14944 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km NNE of Hope, Canada · 15004 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.62 km NE of Acme, Washington · 15007 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.52 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15007 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.60 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15009 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.52 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15009 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.52 km SE of Acme, Washington · 15009 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.90 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15009 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.61 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15010 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.13 km SW of Everson, Washington · 15020 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.54 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15022 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15025 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.33 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15027 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.84 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15027 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.74 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15028 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.36 km S of Oak Bay, Canada · 15028 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.03 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15029 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.23 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15029 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10196093. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:14 AM UTC.