Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km NE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Ashford, Washington on Tue, Aug 6, 1985, 1:34 AM PDT (08:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 14 km SSE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-06 08:34:34 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.806° N, 121.968° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 15021 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15019 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.414 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.58 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 15016 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.72 km SSE of Crocker, Washington · 15013 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.612 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 15008 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 15006 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15005 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15004 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.54 km N of Seattle, Washington · 15004 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.715 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 15003 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14997 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.813 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 14992 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.5Washington · 14991 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.65 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 14987 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14987 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14987 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.829 km S of Morton, Washington · 14986 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.37 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14986 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.812 km W of Greenwater, Washington · 14984 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 3.04 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 14983 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14982 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.85 km E of Hobart, Washington · 14980 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.03 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 14976 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.92 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 14975 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.63 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 14973 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.23 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14971 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14970 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.43 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.02 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.117 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 14966 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.5Washington · 14964 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.728 km NE of Trout Lake, Washington · 14964 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.528 km NE of Trout Lake, Washington · 14964 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.013 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.76 km NW of Tieton, Washington · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.53 km SW of Mirrormont, Washington · 15026 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.97 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15026 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.96 km S of Ashford, Washington · 15029 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15029 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.931 km S of Morton, Washington · 15029 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15032 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.126 km S of Morton, Washington · 15032 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.722 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 15032 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.036 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 15039 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15040 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.76 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15043 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.84 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 15043 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.94 km ENE of Southworth, Washington · 15047 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10192713. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.