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M1.5 earthquake 5 km E of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km E of Deming, Washington on Tue, May 7, 1985, 2:59 AM PDT (09:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 6 km S of Kendall, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-07 09:59:29 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.831° N, 122.137° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km S of Kendall, Washington · 15112 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.25 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 15112 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.614 km E of North Saanich, Canada · 15107 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.88 km E of Deming, Washington · 15106 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.54 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 15094 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.6Washington · 15094 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.54 km WSW of Richmond, Canada · 15090 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.16 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15085 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.13 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15081 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.26 km SSE of Kendall, Washington · 15078 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.64 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15075 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.42 km NW of Birch Bay, Washington · 15066 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.615 km N of Glacier, Washington · 15064 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.510 km N of Camano, Washington · 15064 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.97 km E of Deming, Washington · 15114 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.04 km NNW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15121 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.45 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15121 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15121 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.94 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15121 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.04 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15125 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.74 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15125 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.96 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 15128 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.66 km SSW of Acme, Washington · 15130 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.816 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15131 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.55 km E of Deming, Washington · 15134 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.711 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 15141 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.70 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15144 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10187168. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.