Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km SW of Easton, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Easton, Washington on Tue, Jan 15, 1985, 10:49 PM PST (06:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 13 km NNE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-16 06:49:24 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.222° N, 121.209° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km E of Hobart, Washington · 15221 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.73 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.713 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15218 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.16 km S of Ahtanum, Washington · 15215 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.64 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.73 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15210 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.99 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.79 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15208 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.55 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15207 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.624 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15207 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15207 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15206 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.510 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15206 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.67 km WNW of Quincy, Washington · 15205 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.815 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.13 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15204 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.03 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 15201 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.93 km WSW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15200 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.24 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 15198 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.55 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15193 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.114 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15192 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.85 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15189 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.84 km NNE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 15188 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.6Washington · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.51 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 15174 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.93 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15174 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.59 km E of Ashford, Washington · 15174 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.915 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15166 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.53 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15164 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.48 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.78 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.58 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15230 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.86 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 15230 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.32 km ENE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 15230 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.812 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.510 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15231 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.113 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.813 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.74 km ENE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 15231 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.64 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15232 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.74 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 15232 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.825 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.624 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.010 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15233 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.73 km NW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15233 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15237 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10187973. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.