Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3 km SW of Everson, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Everson, Washington on Wed, Aug 7, 1985, 9:45 PM PDT (04:45 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km ENE of Acme, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-08 04:45:24 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.892° N, 122.377° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.90 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15013 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.52 km SE of Acme, Washington · 15013 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.52 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15013 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.60 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15013 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.52 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15011 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.62 km NE of Acme, Washington · 15011 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.61 km NNE of Hope, Canada · 15008 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.63 km SE of Acme, Washington · 15007 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.55 km SSE of Edison, Washington · 15005 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.81 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 15001 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.73 km NE of Acme, Washington · 14999 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.34 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14999 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.30 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14998 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.13 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14998 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.03 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14997 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.21 km SSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 14983 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.51 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 14981 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.6Washington · 14972 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.83 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14972 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15026 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.33 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15031 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.84 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15031 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.74 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15032 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.36 km S of Oak Bay, Canada · 15032 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.03 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15033 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.23 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15033 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.53 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15043 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.54 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15046 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.03 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15048 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10193153. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.