Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km N of Bryant, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km N of Bryant, Washington on Fri, Jul 19, 1985, 1:04 PM PDT (20:04 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 4 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-19 20:04:17 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.273° N, 122.157° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15032 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.23 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15029 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.03 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15029 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.36 km S of Oak Bay, Canada · 15029 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.74 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15028 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.84 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15027 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.33 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15027 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.53 km SW of Mirrormont, Washington · 15026 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15025 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.54 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15022 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.13 km SW of Everson, Washington · 15020 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.61 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15010 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.90 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15009 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.52 km SE of Acme, Washington · 15009 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.52 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15009 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.60 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15009 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.52 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15007 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.62 km NE of Acme, Washington · 15007 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.83 km NNW of Seabeck, Washington · 15006 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.54 km N of Seattle, Washington · 15004 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.63 km SE of Acme, Washington · 15003 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.55 km SSE of Edison, Washington · 15002 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 14997 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.81 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 14997 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.73 km NE of Acme, Washington · 14995 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.34 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14995 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.30 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14994 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.13 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14994 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.32 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14994 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.03 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14993 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.65 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 14987 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14987 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14987 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 3.04 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 14983 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.85 km E of Hobart, Washington · 14980 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.21 km SSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 14979 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15042 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.84 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 15043 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.03 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15044 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.94 km ENE of Southworth, Washington · 15047 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.51 km NE of Kingston, Washington · 15047 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.10 km NE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15052 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.07 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15055 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.51 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 15058 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15060 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.510 km N of Camano, Washington · 15063 days ago · 53 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.615 km N of Glacier, Washington · 15063 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.65 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15063 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.42 km NW of Birch Bay, Washington · 15065 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10193713. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:44 AM UTC.