Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 4 km S of Bingen, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km S of Bingen, Washington on Thu, Oct 3, 1985, 9:46 AM PDT (16:46 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 21 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-03 16:46:38 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.678° N, 121.467° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km NNE of La Center, Washington · 14961 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.138 km S of Morton, Washington · 14955 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.42 km SW of Dallesport, Washington · 14949 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.34 km SW of Sandy, Oregon · 14943 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.038 km S of Morton, Washington · 14937 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.32 km SE of Chenoweth, Oregon · 14936 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.921 km S of Morton, Washington · 14925 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.84 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 14918 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.528 km NW of Carson, Washington · 14914 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.528 km NE of Trout Lake, Washington · 14971 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.728 km NE of Trout Lake, Washington · 14971 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14977 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14989 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.829 km S of Morton, Washington · 14993 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.21 km NE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 14997 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.5Washington · 14998 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10198208. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:58 AM UTC.