Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km SW of Chico, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Chico, Washington on Wed, Dec 25, 1985, 10:13 PM PST (06:13 UTC), 22 km (14 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
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-26 06:13:01 UTC
Depth
22.3 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.597° N, 122.738° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km W of Burley, Washington · 14880 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.018 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 14880 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14880 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.50 km W of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14879 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.64 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 14876 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.019 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14873 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.79 km E of Verlot, Washington · 14871 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.78 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14871 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.99 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 14867 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.76 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 14865 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.18 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14864 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.87 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14864 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.73 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 14862 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.90 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14859 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.80 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 14858 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.27 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 14857 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.45 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 14856 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.68 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 14856 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.55 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14856 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.52 km WNW of East Hill-Meridian, Washington · 14854 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.932 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 14846 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.96 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 14846 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.77 km ESE of Belfair, WA · 14846 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.5Washington-Oregon border region · 14845 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.45 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 14842 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.511 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington · 14842 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.112 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 14837 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.53 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14836 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.83 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 14835 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.03 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 14835 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.10 km WNW of Normandy Park, Washington · 14828 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.63 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14824 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.70 km NNE of Normandy Park, Washington · 14824 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 14823 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14889 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.62 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14889 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.17 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 14890 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14894 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.711 km S of Friday Harbor, Washington · 14895 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.611 km SE of Neilton, Washington · 14910 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.37 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 14911 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10200673. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.