Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km E of Granite Falls, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km E of Granite Falls, Washington on Sun, Oct 13, 1985, 2:02 PM PDT (21:02 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 0 km ENE of Riverbend, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-13 21:02:49 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.091° N, 121.913° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
12

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.70 km ENE of Riverbend, Washington · 14952 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.33 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14944 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.62 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14941 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14940 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.66 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 14935 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.62 km ESE of Silverdale, Washington · 14933 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.23 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14932 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 14931 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.51 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington · 14930 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.819 km NNW of Concrete, Washington · 14927 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.68 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.732 km E of Glacier, Washington · 14911 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.37 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.07 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 14957 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.87 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 14961 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.83 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14969 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.6Washington · 14969 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.02 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.43 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.82 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14971 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.516 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 14972 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.23 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14972 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.53 km S of Monroe, Washington · 14972 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.63 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 14974 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.03 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 14977 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.51 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 14977 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.21 km SSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 14980 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.85 km E of Hobart, Washington · 14981 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.04 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 14983 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10200033. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.