Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km S of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km S of Ashford, Washington on Tue, Jul 30, 1985, 12:10 AM PDT (07:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-30 07:10:05 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.699° N, 122.019° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km ESE of Kalama, Washington · 15035 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.97 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15034 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.53 km SW of Mirrormont, Washington · 15033 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.76 km NW of Tieton, Washington · 15032 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.013 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15032 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.67 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.515 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 15029 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15027 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.05 km SE of Pe Ell, Washington · 15026 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.414 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.58 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 15023 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.72 km SSE of Crocker, Washington · 15021 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.612 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 15016 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 15014 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15013 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15012 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.715 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 15010 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15005 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.813 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 15000 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.5Washington · 14999 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.65 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 14995 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14995 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14994 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.829 km S of Morton, Washington · 14993 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.37 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14993 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.812 km W of Greenwater, Washington · 14991 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 3.04 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 14990 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14989 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.85 km E of Hobart, Washington · 14988 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.03 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 14984 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.92 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 14983 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.23 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14979 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14978 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15037 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.931 km S of Morton, Washington · 15037 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15039 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.126 km S of Morton, Washington · 15039 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.722 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 15040 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.036 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 15046 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15047 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.230 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 15050 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.76 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15051 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.94 km ENE of Southworth, Washington · 15054 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.829 km NW of Trout Lake, Washington · 15061 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.07 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15062 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.76 km ENE of Enumclaw, Washington · 15063 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.123 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15065 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.122 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15065 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10195618. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC.