Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km SE of Kittitas, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Kittitas, Washington on Fri, Feb 1, 1985, 5:57 PM PST (01:57 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 14 km NNW of Vantage, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-02 01:57:16 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.806° N, 120.235° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15208 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.67 km WSW of Mattawa, Washington · 15207 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15207 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.67 km WNW of Quincy, Washington · 15206 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.13 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15204 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.316 km NW of Benton City, Washington · 15200 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.24 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 15198 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.715 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.114 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15192 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.6Washington · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.93 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15174 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.915 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15166 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.314 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15160 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.812 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15153 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington · 15209 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.99 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.76 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15210 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.817 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15211 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.214 km NE of Richland, Washington · 15211 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.64 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15214 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.16 km S of Ahtanum, Washington · 15216 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.73 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.92 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.921 km S of Royal City, Washington · 15227 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.78 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.812 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.113 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15232 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15232 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.813 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15232 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15232 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15232 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.825 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.624 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10185348. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:06 PM UTC.