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M1.7 earthquake 12 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington on Wed, Sep 25, 1985, 6:30 AM PDT (13:30 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 1 km SW of Quincy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-25 13:30:37 UTC
Depth
-0.4 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.797° N, 120.042° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
107°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.01 km SW of Quincy, Washington · 14970 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.012 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14967 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 3.012 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14967 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.512 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14967 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.68 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 14959 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.622 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14952 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.123 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14952 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.711 km S of Toppenish, Washington · 14952 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.822 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14946 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.914 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 14946 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.912 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 14946 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.723 km NE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14941 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.515 km NNE of Richland, Washington · 14940 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.814 km NNE of Richland, Washington · 14940 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.28 km NNW of Moses Lake North, Washington · 14914 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.913 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14973 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.10 km E of Entiat, Washington · 14977 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.213 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14992 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.1Washington · 15001 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.112 km SSW of Toppenish, Washington · 15001 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10195933. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.