M2.0 earthquake 22 km ESE of Malott, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 22 km ESE of Malott, Washington on Tue, Apr 30, 1985, 3:21 PM PDT (22:21 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 29 km W of Malo, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-30 22:21:38 UTC
- Depth
- -0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.179° N, 119.442° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 1.4 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 143°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.429 km W of Malo, Washington · 15113 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.515 km SW of Disautel, Washington · 15113 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.718 km N of Winthrop, Washington · 15103 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.52 km NNE of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15100 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.116 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 15100 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.216 km SE of Okanogan, Washington · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.77 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15089 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.918 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 15079 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.29 km N of Waterville, Washington · 15072 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.73 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15069 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.79 km ESE of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15065 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
Before
- 2.426 km NNE of Winthrop, Washington · 15130 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.73 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15139 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.57 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 15140 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.513 km ENE of Mansfield, Washington · 15144 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10190238. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:53 AM UTC.