Washington earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 4 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington on Fri, Sep 13, 1985, 11:24 PM PDT (06:24 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-09-14 06:24:24 UTC
Depth
19.5 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.391° N, 122.383° 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
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km E of Hobart, Washington · 14980 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.51 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 14977 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.03 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 14976 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.63 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 14973 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.53 km S of Monroe, Washington · 14971 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.23 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14971 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.82 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14970 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.43 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14968 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.02 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14968 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.117 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 14966 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.5Washington · 14963 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.87 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 14960 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.07 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 14956 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14953 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.70 km ENE of Riverbend, Washington · 14951 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.69 km W of Belfair, Washington · 14949 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.810 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 14941 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.62 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14940 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14939 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.6Washington · 14937 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.62 km ESE of Silverdale, Washington · 14932 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.013 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 14932 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 14930 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.51 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington · 14929 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.313 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 14929 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.812 km W of Greenwater, Washington · 14983 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.526 km SE of Neilton, Washington · 14985 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.37 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14985 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14986 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14987 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.65 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 14987 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.813 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 14992 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.32 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14994 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.81 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 14996 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 14996 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.54 km N of Seattle, Washington · 15004 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.83 km NNW of Seabeck, Washington · 15005 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.612 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 15008 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.61 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15010 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10194113 (also filed as usp0002jrq). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.