Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington on Mon, Aug 19, 1985, 1:43 PM PDT (20:43 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 3 km NNW of Seabeck, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-19 20:43:40 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.153° N, 121.845° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km NNW of Seabeck, Washington · 15005 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.811 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15005 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.54 km N of Seattle, Washington · 15004 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.715 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 15003 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 14997 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.32 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14994 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.813 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 14992 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.5Washington · 14991 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.822 km E of Skykomish, Washington · 14988 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.65 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 14987 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14987 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14986 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.829 km S of Morton, Washington · 14986 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.37 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14985 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.812 km W of Greenwater, Washington · 14983 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 3.04 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 14983 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.85 km E of Hobart, Washington · 14980 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.03 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 14976 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.92 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 14975 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.63 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 14973 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.53 km S of Monroe, Washington · 14971 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.23 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14971 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.82 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14970 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.43 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.02 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.117 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 14966 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.5Washington · 14964 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.07 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 14956 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.70 km ENE of Riverbend, Washington · 14951 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.64 km SE of Packwood, Washington · 14950 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.69 km W of Belfair, Washington · 14949 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15010 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.72 km SSE of Crocker, Washington · 15013 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.58 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 15015 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.414 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15019 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.515 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 15021 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.67 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15022 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.013 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.76 km NW of Tieton, Washington · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15025 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.53 km SW of Mirrormont, Washington · 15026 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.97 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15026 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.96 km S of Ashford, Washington · 15029 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15032 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.126 km S of Morton, Washington · 15032 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.722 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 15032 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.17 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 15034 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.56 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 15035 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10194903. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.