Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington on Wed, Dec 18, 1985, 2:15 AM PST (10:15 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 7 km ESE of Verlot, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-18 10:15:59 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.806° N, 122.782° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14888 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.93 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14888 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.72 km SW of Chico, Washington · 14881 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.57 km W of Burley, Washington · 14879 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.50 km W of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14878 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.64 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 14875 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.79 km E of Verlot, Washington · 14870 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.78 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14870 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.810 km S of Darrington, Washington · 14867 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.99 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 14866 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.76 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 14864 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.18 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14863 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.87 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14863 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.73 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 14861 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.90 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14858 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.80 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 14858 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.27 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 14856 days ago · 49 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.45 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 14855 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.68 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 14855 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.55 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14855 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.52 km WNW of East Hill-Meridian, Washington · 14853 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.932 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 14845 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.96 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 14845 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.77 km ESE of Belfair, WA · 14845 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.45 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 14842 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.511 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington · 14841 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.112 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 14836 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.53 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14836 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.59 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14835 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.83 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 14834 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.03 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 14834 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 3.19 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 3.99 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.28 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.79 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14834 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.011 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 14890 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.711 km S of Friday Harbor, Washington · 14894 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.611 km SE of Neilton, Washington · 14910 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.37 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 14910 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.68 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10199248. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC.