Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km ESE of Chelan Falls, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Chelan Falls, Washington on Mon, Jun 24, 1985, 3:07 PM PDT (22:07 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 0 km W of Quincy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-24 22:07:48 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.763° N, 119.880° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.50 km W of Quincy, Washington · 15063 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.313 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 15058 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.52 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 15044 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.721 km NW of Granite Falls, Washington · 15039 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.58 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15039 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.514 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15037 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.714 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15035 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.5Washington · 15034 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.529 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15034 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.110 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.35 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15030 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.512 km ENE of Mansfield, Washington · 15027 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.829 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15021 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.61 km N of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15019 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.19 km WSW of Royal City, Washington · 15008 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.77 km N of Methow, Washington · 15006 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15069 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.29 km N of Waterville, Washington · 15072 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.511 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15072 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.810 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15072 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.014 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15072 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.918 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 15079 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.90 km WSW of Quincy, Washington · 15085 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.77 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15088 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10198603. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.