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M1.7 earthquake 9 km NW of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Belfair, Washington on Thu, Mar 7, 1985, 1:26 AM PST (09:26 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 1 km SE of Shoreline, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-07 09:26:52 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.505° N, 122.928° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.527 km ENE of Amanda Park, Washington · 15168 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.616 km NW of Amanda Park, Washington · 15164 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.91 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 15164 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.52 km ENE of Rosedale, Washington · 15163 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15160 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.00 km SSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15160 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.71 km SSE of Medina, Washington · 15160 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.59 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington · 15157 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.71 km WSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15157 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.02 km SW of Bellevue, Washington · 15157 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.56 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15155 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.54 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 15153 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15144 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.90 km NW of Bellevue, Washington · 15144 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.70 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15143 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.25 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 15137 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.90 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15133 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.53 km WNW of North Sultan, Washington · 15132 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.79 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15132 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.90 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15127 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.017 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15126 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.65 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 15125 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.74 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 15125 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.52 km SW of Browns Point, Washington · 15124 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.61 km SSE of Enetai, Washington · 15123 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.21 km NNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 15120 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.65 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 15118 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.04 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 15118 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.88 km S of Central Park, Washington · 15118 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.84 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15117 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.03 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15117 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.24 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15117 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15115 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 15174 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.73 km E of Bethel, Washington · 15181 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.21 km SSE of Freeland, Washington · 15184 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.72 km ENE of Silvana, Washington · 15185 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.57 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15185 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.84 km NNE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 15188 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.85 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15189 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.55 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15194 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.59 km WNW of Shelton, Washington · 15199 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.93 km WSW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15200 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.03 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 15201 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.81 km SE of Maplewood, Washington · 15201 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10186213. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC.