Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22 km S of Greenwater, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22 km S of Greenwater, Washington on Fri, Jul 26, 1985, 8:16 PM PDT (03:16 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 26 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-27 03:16:50 UTC
Depth
19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.958° N, 121.623° 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, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.126 km S of Morton, Washington · 15033 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15032 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.931 km S of Morton, Washington · 15030 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15030 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.96 km S of Ashford, Washington · 15030 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.97 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15027 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.53 km SW of Mirrormont, Washington · 15027 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.76 km NW of Tieton, Washington · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.013 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15025 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.67 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15023 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.515 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 15022 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15020 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.414 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.58 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 15016 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.72 km SSE of Crocker, Washington · 15014 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.612 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 15009 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 15007 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.811 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15006 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15006 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15005 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.54 km N of Seattle, Washington · 15005 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.715 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 15004 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14998 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.813 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 14993 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.5Washington · 14992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.822 km E of Skykomish, Washington · 14989 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.65 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 14988 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14988 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14987 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.829 km S of Morton, Washington · 14986 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.37 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14986 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.812 km W of Greenwater, Washington · 14984 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 3.04 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 14984 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14983 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.85 km E of Hobart, Washington · 14981 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.03 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 14977 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.92 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 14976 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.63 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 14974 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.036 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 15039 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15041 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.230 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 15043 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.76 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15044 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.94 km ENE of Southworth, Washington · 15047 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.10 km NE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15053 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.829 km NW of Trout Lake, Washington · 15054 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.07 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15055 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.76 km ENE of Enumclaw, Washington · 15057 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.123 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15058 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.313 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 15058 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.122 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15058 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15061 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10194893. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.