M1.6 earthquake 11 km SE of Neilton, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km SE of Neilton, Washington on Wed, Nov 27, 1985, 4:39 AM PST (12:39 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 7 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-27 12:39:05 UTC
- Depth
- 47.3 km (29.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.334° N, 123.790° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 199°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.17 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 14888 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.62 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14888 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.72 km SW of Chico, Washington · 14880 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.57 km W of Burley, Washington · 14879 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.99 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 14865 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10200553. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.