Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Wed, Jun 5, 1985, 3:18 AM PDT (10:18 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 22 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-05 10:18:49 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.899° N, 121.951° 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
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 167 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15082 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15081 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15080 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.67 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 15079 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.63 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15078 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.14 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15073 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.86 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15068 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15061 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.122 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15058 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.123 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15058 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.76 km ENE of Enumclaw, Washington · 15057 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.07 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15055 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.829 km NW of Trout Lake, Washington · 15054 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.10 km NE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15053 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.94 km ENE of Southworth, Washington · 15047 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.84 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 15044 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.76 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15044 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15041 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.036 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 15039 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.722 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 15033 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.126 km S of Morton, Washington · 15033 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15032 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.931 km S of Morton, Washington · 15030 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15030 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.96 km S of Ashford, Washington · 15030 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.97 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15027 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.53 km SW of Mirrormont, Washington · 15027 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.76 km NW of Tieton, Washington · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.013 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15025 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15085 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15087 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15087 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15087 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10196438. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.