Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 2 km SW of Browns Point, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Browns Point, Washington on Thu, Apr 25, 1985, 5:10 PM PST (01:10 UTC), 57 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 1 km SSE of Enetai, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-26 01:10:44 UTC
Depth
57.3 km (35.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.288° N, 122.468° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.61 km SSE of Enetai, Washington · 15122 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.21 km NNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 15119 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.65 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 15118 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.04 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 15117 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.84 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15117 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.03 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15117 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.24 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15116 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.75 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 15115 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15114 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.79 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 15110 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.814 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15109 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15106 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.51 km NE of Riverton, Washington · 15098 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.820 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 15098 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.52 km W of Artondale, Washington · 15098 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.026 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 15096 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.716 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15083 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.16 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15083 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.13 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15080 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15079 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.67 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 15078 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.63 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15077 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.64 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15074 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 3.14 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15072 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.86 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15067 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.111 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 15124 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.74 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 15125 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 15125 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.017 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15125 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.90 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15126 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.79 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15131 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.53 km WNW of North Sultan, Washington · 15132 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.90 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15132 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.25 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 15136 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.18 km S of Morton, Washington · 15141 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.70 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15142 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.90 km NW of Bellevue, Washington · 15143 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15143 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.610 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 15150 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.510 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 15150 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.810 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 15150 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.810 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 15150 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.710 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 15151 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.54 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 15153 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10189113. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC.