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M2.8 earthquake 7 km N of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7 km N of Quilcene, Washington on Sun, Oct 6, 1985, 4:12 PM PDT (23:12 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-06 23:12:27 UTC
Depth
19.5 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.891° N, 122.872° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 14957 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14953 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.70 km ENE of Riverbend, Washington · 14952 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.69 km W of Belfair, Washington · 14949 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.33 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14944 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.62 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14941 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14940 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.62 km ESE of Silverdale, Washington · 14933 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.23 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14931 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.51 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington · 14930 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.726 km E of Neilton, Washington · 14920 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.68 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14913 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.611 km SE of Neilton, Washington · 14909 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.83 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14968 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.6Washington · 14968 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.02 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.43 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.82 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14971 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.23 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14971 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.53 km S of Monroe, Washington · 14972 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.63 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 14973 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.03 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 14976 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.51 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 14977 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.21 km SSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 14979 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.85 km E of Hobart, Washington · 14980 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.04 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 14983 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.526 km SE of Neilton, Washington · 14986 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14987 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14987 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.65 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 14988 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10198863. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:24 AM UTC.