Washington earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 3 km N of Bryant, Washington

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 3 km N of Bryant, Washington on Tue, Mar 5, 1985, 6:14 AM PST (14:14 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 6 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-03-05 14:14:10 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.272° N, 122.159° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km S of Birch Bay, Washington · 15177 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.51 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 15176 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.65 km E of Granite Falls, WA · 15175 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.77 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 15173 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.91 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 15166 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.98 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington · 15162 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15162 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.00 km SSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15162 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.71 km SSE of Medina, Washington · 15161 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.59 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington · 15159 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.71 km WSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15158 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.02 km SW of Bellevue, Washington · 15158 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.56 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15157 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.01 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15154 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 3.36 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15152 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.53 km SE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15147 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.90 km NW of Bellevue, Washington · 15145 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.70 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15144 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.711 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 15142 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.25 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 15138 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.55 km E of Deming, Washington · 15135 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.90 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15134 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.53 km WNW of North Sultan, Washington · 15134 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.79 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15133 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.816 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15132 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.66 km SSW of Acme, Washington · 15131 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.90 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15129 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.96 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 15128 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.65 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 15127 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.74 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 15127 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.74 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15126 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 3.04 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15125 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.61 km SSE of Enetai, Washington · 15124 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.94 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15122 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 3.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15122 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.45 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15122 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.04 km NNW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15122 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.21 km NNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 15122 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.65 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 15120 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.04 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 15120 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.84 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15119 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.03 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15119 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.24 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15118 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 3.73 km E of Bethel, Washington · 15182 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.21 km SSE of Freeland, Washington · 15186 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.72 km ENE of Silvana, Washington · 15186 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.57 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15187 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.84 km NNE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 15190 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.85 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15191 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.64 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15191 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.55 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15195 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.93 km WSW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15202 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.03 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 15202 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.510 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15207 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10185898 (also filed as usp0002cfw). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:09 PM UTC.