M1.9 earthquake 12 km NNE of Mansfield, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Mansfield, Washington on Tue, Nov 5, 1985, 7:09 PM PST (03:09 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 17 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-06 03:09:17 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.913° N, 119.578° 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 0.8 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.017 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 14926 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.11 km ENE of Riverside, Washington · 14920 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.26 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 14916 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.28 km NNW of Moses Lake North, Washington · 14914 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.78 km W of Entiat, Washington · 14904 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.18 km NNW of Moses Lake North, Washington · 14877 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
Before
- 1.75 km SSE of Coulee City, Washington · 14934 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.87 km N of Waterville, Washington · 14937 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.417 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 14955 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.112 km SE of Bridgeport, Washington · 14956 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.821 km WNW of Republic, Washington · 14957 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.29 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 14957 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10198373. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.