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M1.6 earthquake 1 km E of Pe Ell, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km E of Pe Ell, Washington on Wed, Jun 26, 1985, 12:03 PM PDT (19:03 UTC), 31 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-26 19:03:20 UTC
Depth
31.4 km (19.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.569° N, 123.278° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 181 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15061 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.07 km SW of Prescott, Oregon · 15060 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.76 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15044 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15041 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.56 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 15036 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.126 km S of Morton, Washington · 15033 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.931 km S of Morton, Washington · 15030 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15030 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.96 km S of Ashford, Washington · 15030 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.25 km ESE of Kalama, Washington · 15028 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15020 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.85 km SW of Lebam, Washington · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.05 km SE of Pe Ell, Washington · 15019 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 15007 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15006 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15005 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15068 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15080 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15082 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15085 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10198918. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.