Washington earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington on Thu, Jan 31, 1985, 7:11 AM PST (15:11 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-31 15:11:12 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.715° N, 119.983° 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
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.86 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington · 15208 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.624 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15207 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15207 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.67 km WSW of Mattawa, Washington · 15207 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15206 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.67 km WNW of Quincy, Washington · 15205 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.316 km NW of Benton City, Washington · 15199 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.715 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.114 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15192 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.6Washington · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.915 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15166 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.314 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15159 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 3.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.817 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15210 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.214 km NE of Richland, Washington · 15211 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.16 km S of Ahtanum, Washington · 15215 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.921 km S of Royal City, Washington · 15227 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.812 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.113 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.813 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.825 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.624 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10190173. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.