Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 0 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 0 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington on Sun, Apr 7, 1985, 7:02 AM PST (15:02 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 5 km W of Shoreline, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-07 15:02:53 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.990° N, 121.937° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 15137 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.55 km E of Deming, Washington · 15133 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.90 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15133 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.53 km WNW of North Sultan, Washington · 15132 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.79 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15132 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.816 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15131 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.66 km SSW of Acme, Washington · 15129 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.90 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15127 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.96 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 15127 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.65 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 15126 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.74 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 15126 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.74 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15125 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.52 km SW of Browns Point, Washington · 15124 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.04 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15124 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.61 km SSE of Enetai, Washington · 15123 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.94 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15120 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 3.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15120 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.45 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15120 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.04 km NNW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15120 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.21 km NNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 15120 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.65 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 15118 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.04 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 15118 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.84 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15117 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.03 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15117 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.24 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15117 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15115 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.97 km E of Deming, Washington · 15113 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.55 km E of Deming, Washington · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.86 km S of Kendall, Washington · 15112 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.25 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 15111 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.88 km E of Deming, Washington · 15105 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.51 km NE of Riverton, Washington · 15099 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.52 km W of Artondale, Washington · 15098 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.54 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 15093 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.6Washington · 15093 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.16 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15084 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 1.90 km NW of Bellevue, Washington · 15144 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.53 km SE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15146 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.36 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15150 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.01 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15152 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.56 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15155 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.02 km SW of Bellevue, Washington · 15157 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.71 km WSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15157 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.59 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington · 15157 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.634 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15158 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.71 km SSE of Medina, Washington · 15160 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.00 km SSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15160 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15160 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.52 km ENE of Rosedale, Washington · 15163 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.91 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 15164 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.53 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15164 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.77 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 15171 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10186408. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.