Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 3 km E of Edison, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km E of Edison, Washington on Sun, Jan 20, 1985, 9:48 AM PST (17:48 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5 km SW of Woodway, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-20 17:48:02 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.565° N, 122.390° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km NNE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15218 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.65 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 15216 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.25 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 15216 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.65 km E of Lake Bosworth, Washington · 15215 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.34 km E of Edison, Washington · 15213 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.75 km ENE of Big Lake, Washington · 15213 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.93 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15213 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.55 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15207 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.78 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington · 15207 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.60 km WNW of Everett, Washington · 15207 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.77 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 15206 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.76 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15205 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15205 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.64 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15189 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.57 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15185 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.72 km ENE of Silvana, Washington · 15184 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.21 km SSE of Freeland, Washington · 15184 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.13 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15175 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.89 km S of Birch Bay, Washington · 15175 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.65 km E of Granite Falls, WA · 15173 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.77 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 15171 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.91 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 15164 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.98 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington · 15160 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15160 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.76 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15220 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.48 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15228 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.38 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 15228 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.58 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15229 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.97 km NW of Concrete, Washington · 15238 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.17 km NW of Concrete, Washington · 15239 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.74 km NNW of Bryant, Washington · 15246 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.97 km NW of Concrete, Washington · 15247 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10188523. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:23 PM UTC.