Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 1 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington on Wed, Nov 6, 1985, 2:18 AM PST (10:18 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 8 km ESE of Verlot, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-06 10:18:31 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.585° N, 121.996° 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, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.313 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 14930 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.68 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14913 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.37 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14893 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.011 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 14889 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.17 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 14888 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.62 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14888 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.93 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14887 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.72 km SW of Chico, Washington · 14880 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.57 km W of Burley, Washington · 14879 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.018 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14879 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.50 km W of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14878 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.64 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 14875 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.019 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14872 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 14931 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.23 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14932 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.62 km ESE of Silverdale, Washington · 14933 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14940 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.62 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14941 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.810 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 14942 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.33 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14944 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.69 km W of Belfair, Washington · 14950 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.70 km ENE of Riverbend, Washington · 14952 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14954 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.07 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 14957 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10198483. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.