Washington earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 34 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 34 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington on Sat, Mar 23, 1985, 12:29 PM PST (20:29 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km NNE of Waterville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-23 20:29:51 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.880° N, 120.853° 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, 13.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
29

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15155 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.812 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15153 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.01 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15152 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.53 km SE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15146 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.70 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15143 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.57 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 15139 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.73 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15138 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.53 km WNW of North Sultan, Washington · 15132 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.79 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15132 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.816 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15131 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.65 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 15126 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.74 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 15126 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.21 km NNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 15120 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.65 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 15118 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15115 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.512 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15112 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.718 km N of Winthrop, Washington · 15103 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.52 km NNE of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15099 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15160 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.65 km E of Granite Falls, WA · 15174 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.93 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15174 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.51 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 15174 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10189413. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:13 AM UTC.