Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km ENE of Keyport, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Keyport, Washington on Sat, Oct 26, 1985, 12:39 AM PDT (07:39 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 4 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-26 07:39:55 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.714° N, 122.586° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
11

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14940 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.62 km ESE of Silverdale, Washington · 14933 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.23 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14932 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 14931 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.51 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington · 14930 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.726 km E of Neilton, Washington · 14921 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.68 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14913 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.37 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.611 km SE of Neilton, Washington · 14909 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.711 km S of Friday Harbor, Washington · 14893 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.011 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 14889 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.17 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 14888 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.62 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14888 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.93 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14887 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.33 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14944 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.69 km W of Belfair, Washington · 14950 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.70 km ENE of Riverbend, Washington · 14952 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14954 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.07 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 14957 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.87 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 14960 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.117 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 14967 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.83 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14968 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.6Washington · 14969 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.02 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.43 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.82 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14971 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10201303. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.