Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km SSW of Connell, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Connell, Washington on Wed, May 1, 1985, 11:44 AM PDT (18:44 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 14 km SSW of Vantage, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-01 18:44:11 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.625° N, 118.872° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
148°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15112 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.014 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15112 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.614 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 15112 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.315 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15111 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.814 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15111 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.114 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15111 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.614 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15111 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.412 km NW of Pendleton, Oregon · 15100 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.614 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15098 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.613 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15096 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.28 km W of Connell, Washington · 15081 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.78 km SW of Warden, Washington · 15061 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10185878. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.