Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km WSW of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Gorst, Washington on Mon, Jul 15, 1985, 1:26 PM PDT (20:26 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 7 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-15 20:26:56 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.510° N, 122.759° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15043 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.53 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15040 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.27 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 15036 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.56 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 15036 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.17 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 15035 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15032 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.03 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15030 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.97 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15027 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.53 km SW of Mirrormont, Washington · 15027 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15026 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.013 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15025 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.67 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15022 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15020 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.58 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 15016 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.72 km SSE of Crocker, Washington · 15014 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.61 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15011 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.612 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 15009 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.83 km NNW of Seabeck, Washington · 15006 days ago · 50 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.54 km N of Seattle, Washington · 15005 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 14998 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.81 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 14998 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.32 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14995 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.65 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 14988 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14988 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14987 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.37 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14986 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.526 km SE of Neilton, Washington · 14986 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.812 km W of Greenwater, Washington · 14984 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.03 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15045 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.94 km ENE of Southworth, Washington · 15047 days ago · 47 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.51 km NE of Kingston, Washington · 15047 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.10 km NE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15053 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.07 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15055 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.76 km ENE of Enumclaw, Washington · 15056 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.51 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 15058 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15061 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.510 km N of Camano, Washington · 15063 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.65 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15064 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.14 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15073 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10193163. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC.