Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 1 km NNW of Freeland, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Freeland, Washington on Thu, Sep 19, 1985, 8:08 PM PDT (03:08 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 3 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-20 03:08:27 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.021° N, 122.534° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
15

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 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 14977 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.63 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 14974 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.53 km S of Monroe, Washington · 14972 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.23 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14972 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.516 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 14972 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.82 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14971 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.43 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.02 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.6Washington · 14969 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.83 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14969 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.87 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 14961 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.07 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 14957 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14954 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.70 km ENE of Riverbend, Washington · 14952 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.69 km W of Belfair, Washington · 14950 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.33 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14944 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.62 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14941 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14940 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.66 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 14935 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.62 km ESE of Silverdale, Washington · 14933 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.23 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14932 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.51 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington · 14930 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.819 km NNW of Concrete, Washington · 14927 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.726 km E of Neilton, Washington · 14921 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.21 km SSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 14980 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.85 km E of Hobart, Washington · 14981 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.04 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 14983 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14987 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14988 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.65 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 14988 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.03 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14993 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.32 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14995 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.13 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14995 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.30 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14995 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.34 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 14995 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.73 km NE of Acme, Washington · 14995 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.81 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 14997 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 14997 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.55 km SSE of Edison, Washington · 15002 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.63 km SE of Acme, Washington · 15003 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.54 km N of Seattle, Washington · 15005 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.83 km NNW of Seabeck, Washington · 15006 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10195148. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.