Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km ENE of Big Lake, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Big Lake, Washington on Sat, Jan 26, 1985, 1:31 PM PST (21:31 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 3 km E of Granite Falls, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-26 21:31:40 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.415° N, 122.164° 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 1.3 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
12

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15213 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.79 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15208 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.55 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15207 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.78 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington · 15207 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.60 km WNW of Everett, Washington · 15207 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.77 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 15206 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.76 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15206 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15206 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.510 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15206 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.93 km WSW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15200 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.64 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15190 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.84 km NNE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 15188 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.57 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15185 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.72 km ENE of Silvana, Washington · 15185 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.21 km SSE of Freeland, Washington · 15184 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.13 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15176 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.89 km S of Birch Bay, Washington · 15175 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.51 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 15174 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.65 km E of Granite Falls, WA · 15174 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.77 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 15171 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.91 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 15164 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.98 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington · 15161 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15160 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 3.00 km SSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15160 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.71 km SSE of Medina, Washington · 15160 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.59 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington · 15157 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.71 km WSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15157 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.02 km SW of Bellevue, Washington · 15157 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.34 km E of Edison, Washington · 15213 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.65 km E of Lake Bosworth, Washington · 15215 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.25 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 15216 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.65 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 15217 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.74 km NNE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15219 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.53 km E of Edison, Washington · 15220 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.76 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15220 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.48 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.38 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 15229 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.58 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15230 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.86 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 15230 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.32 km ENE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 15230 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.20 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15235 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.97 km NW of Concrete, Washington · 15238 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.17 km NW of Concrete, Washington · 15240 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10189328. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.