Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington on Fri, Feb 1, 1985, 5:25 PM PST (01:25 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 6 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-02 01:25:37 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.864° N, 122.475° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
17

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15206 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15206 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.64 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15190 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.72 km ENE of Silvana, Washington · 15185 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.21 km SSE of Freeland, Washington · 15184 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.13 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15176 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.89 km S of Birch Bay, Washington · 15175 days ago · 66 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.65 km E of Granite Falls, WA · 15173 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.77 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 15171 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.98 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington · 15161 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.59 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington · 15157 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.01 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15152 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.36 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15150 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15213 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.75 km ENE of Big Lake, Washington · 15213 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.34 km E of Edison, Washington · 15213 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.65 km E of Lake Bosworth, Washington · 15215 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.53 km E of Edison, Washington · 15219 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.76 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15220 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10185338. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC.