Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km N of Glacier, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km N of Glacier, Washington on Wed, Jun 26, 1985, 1:28 AM PDT (08:28 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-26 08:28:55 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.027° N, 121.940° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
189°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510 km N of Camano, Washington · 15063 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.03 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15044 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.54 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15042 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.53 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15040 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.23 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15030 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.74 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15028 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.84 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15027 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.33 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15027 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.54 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15022 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.13 km SW of Everson, Washington · 15020 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.90 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15009 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.52 km SE of Acme, Washington · 15009 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.52 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15009 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.60 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15009 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.52 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 15008 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.62 km NE of Acme, Washington · 15008 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.61 km NNE of Hope, Canada · 15004 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 2.42 km NW of Birch Bay, Washington · 15066 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.26 km SSE of Kendall, Washington · 15077 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.54 km WSW of Richmond, Canada · 15089 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10198823. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.