M1.6 earthquake 7 km SSW of Highland, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Highland, Washington on Mon, Jul 15, 1985, 10:08 AM PDT (17:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 12 km SSE of Dayton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-15 17:08:37 UTC
- Depth
- 6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.069° N, 119.145° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 2.5 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 155°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.711 km SSW of Toppenish, Washington · 15034 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.83 km E of Connell, Washington · 15034 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.611 km WSW of Ione, Oregon · 15032 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.88 km SW of Warden, Washington · 15030 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.712 km SSE of Dayton, Washington · 15010 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.112 km SSW of Toppenish, Washington · 15007 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10193123. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:07 AM UTC.