Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km SE of Kittitas, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Kittitas, Washington on Fri, Apr 19, 1985, 2:54 AM PST (10:54 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 14 km SSW of Vantage, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-19 10:54:16 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.908° N, 120.278° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15113 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.114 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15111 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.014 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15111 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.614 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 15111 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.315 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15110 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.814 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15110 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.114 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15110 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.614 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15110 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.614 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15097 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.413 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15096 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.613 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15095 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.711 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 15089 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.77 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15088 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.90 km WSW of Quincy, Washington · 15085 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.014 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15072 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.810 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15072 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.511 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15072 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.29 km N of Waterville, Washington · 15072 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.213 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15131 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.024 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15136 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.61 km NNW of Harrah, Washington · 15136 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.73 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15138 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.57 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 15139 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.812 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15153 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.314 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15159 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10188138. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.