Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km SSE of Crocker, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Crocker, Washington on Wed, Aug 14, 1985, 1:13 PM PDT (20:13 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 3 km NNW of Seabeck, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-14 20:13:04 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.063° N, 122.087° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 15009 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 15007 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.83 km NNW of Seabeck, Washington · 15006 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15006 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15005 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.54 km N of Seattle, Washington · 15005 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.715 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 15003 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14998 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 14997 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.32 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14995 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.813 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 14993 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.5Washington · 14992 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.65 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 14988 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14988 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14987 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.829 km S of Morton, Washington · 14986 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.37 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14986 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.812 km W of Greenwater, Washington · 14984 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 3.04 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 14983 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14982 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.85 km E of Hobart, Washington · 14981 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.03 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 14977 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.92 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 14976 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.63 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 14974 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.53 km S of Monroe, Washington · 14972 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.23 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14972 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.82 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14971 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14971 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.43 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.02 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.117 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 14967 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.5Washington · 14964 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.07 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 14957 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.58 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 15016 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.414 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15020 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.515 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 15022 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.67 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15022 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.013 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15025 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15026 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.53 km SW of Mirrormont, Washington · 15026 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.97 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15027 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.96 km S of Ashford, Washington · 15029 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15030 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.931 km S of Morton, Washington · 15030 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15032 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.126 km S of Morton, Washington · 15032 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.722 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 15033 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.17 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 15035 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.56 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 15036 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.27 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 15036 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15040 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.76 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15044 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10194253. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.