Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km W of Burley, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km W of Burley, Washington on Fri, Dec 27, 1985, 9:56 AM PST (17:56 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 18 km SE of Carbonado, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-27 17:56:30 UTC
Depth
18.8 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.416° N, 122.726° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.018 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 14881 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14881 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.50 km W of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14880 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.64 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 14877 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.019 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14874 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.99 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 14868 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.76 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 14865 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.73 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 14863 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.90 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14860 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.27 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 14858 days ago · 49 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.45 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 14857 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.68 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 14857 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.55 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14857 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.52 km WNW of East Hill-Meridian, Washington · 14854 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.932 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 14847 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.77 km ESE of Belfair, WA · 14846 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.5Washington-Oregon border region · 14846 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.45 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 14843 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.511 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington · 14843 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.112 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 14838 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.53 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14837 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.83 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 14836 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.03 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 14836 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.10 km WNW of Normandy Park, Washington · 14828 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.63 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14825 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.70 km NNE of Normandy Park, Washington · 14824 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 14823 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km SW of Chico, Washington · 14882 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.93 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14889 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.62 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14890 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.17 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 14890 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14895 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.112 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 14901 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10200903. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.