Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27 km ENE of Amanda Park, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27 km ENE of Amanda Park, Washington on Tue, Mar 12, 1985, 3:30 PM PST (23:30 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 16 km NW of Amanda Park, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-12 23:30:52 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.530° N, 123.541° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km NW of Amanda Park, Washington · 15164 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.91 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 15164 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.52 km ENE of Rosedale, Washington · 15163 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.71 km SSE of Medina, Washington · 15160 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.71 km WSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15157 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.02 km SW of Bellevue, Washington · 15157 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.25 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 15137 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.52 km SW of Browns Point, Washington · 15124 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.61 km SSE of Enetai, Washington · 15123 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.04 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 15118 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.88 km S of Central Park, Washington · 15118 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.84 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15117 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.03 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15117 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.24 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15117 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15174 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.73 km E of Bethel, Washington · 15181 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.21 km SSE of Freeland, Washington · 15184 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.57 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15185 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10187303. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC.