Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Tue, Jan 8, 1985, 11:05 PM PST (07:05 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 3 km E of Bethel, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-09 07:05:29 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.809° N, 121.910° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km ENE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 15237 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.86 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 15237 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.92 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.73 km E of Hobart, Washington · 15228 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.73 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15226 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.713 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15225 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.73 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15217 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.79 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15214 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.510 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15212 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15210 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.815 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15210 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.81 km SE of Maplewood, Washington · 15208 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.03 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 15207 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.93 km WSW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15207 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.55 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15200 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15198 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.85 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15196 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.84 km NNE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 15195 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.812 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15194 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15193 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.56 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15187 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 3.73 km E of Bethel, Washington · 15187 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.6Washington · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 15184 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15182 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.819 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15181 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.51 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 15181 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.59 km E of Ashford, Washington · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 1.74 km ENE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 15238 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.64 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15238 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.74 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 15239 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.010 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15239 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.73 km NW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15240 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15243 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15245 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.114 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15245 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 15247 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.710 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15250 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.513 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15254 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.713 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 15260 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.96 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15260 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.62 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15260 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 15260 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.25 km W of Home, Washington · 15261 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.50 km NW of Carnation, Washington · 15261 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.91 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 15261 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10186728. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.