Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km NW of Greenwater, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Greenwater, Washington on Tue, Nov 5, 1985, 12:25 PM PST (20:25 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 1 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-05 20:25:50 UTC
Depth
-1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.210° N, 121.726° 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
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.51 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington · 14930 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.313 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 14929 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.68 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14913 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.37 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.112 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 14899 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14893 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.62 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14888 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.93 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14887 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.910 km WSW of Tieton, Washington · 14887 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.72 km SW of Chico, Washington · 14880 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.57 km W of Burley, Washington · 14879 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.018 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14879 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.514 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 14877 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.64 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 14875 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14873 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14873 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.019 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14872 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.714 km N of Naches, Washington · 14871 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.013 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 14932 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.62 km ESE of Silverdale, Washington · 14933 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.6Washington · 14937 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14940 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.62 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14941 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.810 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 14942 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.69 km W of Belfair, Washington · 14950 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.64 km SE of Packwood, Washington · 14950 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.70 km ENE of Riverbend, Washington · 14952 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14954 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.07 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 14957 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10198303. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.