Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 1 km NE of Kingston, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Kingston, Washington on Fri, Jul 12, 1985, 1:55 AM PDT (08:55 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 4 km ENE of Southworth, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-12 08:55:39 UTC
Depth
21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.809° N, 122.478° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km ENE of Southworth, Washington · 15047 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.03 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15045 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.84 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 15044 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.54 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15043 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.53 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15040 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.27 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 15036 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.56 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 15036 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.17 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 15035 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15032 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.23 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15030 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.03 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15030 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.36 km S of Oak Bay, Canada · 15029 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.74 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15029 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.84 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15027 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.33 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15027 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.97 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15027 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.53 km SW of Mirrormont, Washington · 15026 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15026 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.013 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.54 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15022 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15020 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.72 km SSE of Crocker, Washington · 15014 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.61 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15011 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.612 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 15009 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.83 km NNW of Seabeck, Washington · 15006 days ago · 50 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.54 km N of Seattle, Washington · 15004 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.55 km SSE of Edison, Washington · 15002 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 14997 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.81 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 14997 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.32 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14994 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.65 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 14988 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14987 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 3.10 km NE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15053 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.07 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15055 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.76 km ENE of Enumclaw, Washington · 15056 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.51 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 15058 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15061 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.510 km N of Camano, Washington · 15063 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.65 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15064 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.14 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15073 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.64 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15075 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10192723. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.