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M2.2 earthquake 6 km SSE of Kendall, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Kendall, Washington on Tue, Jun 11, 1985, 4:36 PM PDT (23:36 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 2 km NW of Birch Bay, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-11 23:36:21 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.865° N, 122.112° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15075 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.42 km NW of Birch Bay, Washington · 15066 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.615 km N of Glacier, Washington · 15063 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.510 km N of Camano, Washington · 15063 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.03 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15045 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.54 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15043 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.53 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15040 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.23 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15030 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.03 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15030 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.74 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15029 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.84 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15028 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.33 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15028 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.54 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15022 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.13 km SW of Everson, Washington · 15021 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 2.16 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15084 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.54 km WSW of Richmond, Canada · 15089 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.6Washington · 15094 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.54 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 15094 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.88 km E of Deming, Washington · 15105 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.614 km E of North Saanich, Canada · 15107 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10197268. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:38 PM UTC.