Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 1 km SW of Quincy, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Quincy, Washington on Fri, Sep 27, 1985, 12:10 PM PDT (19:10 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 17 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-27 19:10:26 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.225° N, 119.862° 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 0.9 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.517 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 14970 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.8Washington · 14967 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.61 km NNW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 14967 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.012 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14967 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.012 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14966 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.512 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14966 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.59 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 14961 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.68 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 14959 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.29 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 14957 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.112 km SE of Bridgeport, Washington · 14956 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.417 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 14955 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.622 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14952 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.123 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14952 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.822 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14946 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.914 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 14946 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.912 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 14946 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.723 km NE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14941 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.87 km N of Waterville, Washington · 14938 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.75 km SSE of Coulee City, Washington · 14935 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.912 km NNE of Mansfield, Washington · 14931 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.017 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 14926 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.26 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 14916 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 3.28 km NNW of Moses Lake North, Washington · 14914 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km NNW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 14971 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.712 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14972 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.118 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 14972 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.913 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14973 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.218 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 14974 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.10 km E of Entiat, Washington · 14977 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.83 km E of Manson, Washington · 14983 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.113 km E of Bridgeport, Washington · 14990 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.61 km N of Chelan Falls, Washington · 14990 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.213 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14992 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.913 km E of Bridgeport, Washington · 14993 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.415 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 14996 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.913 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 14997 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10196378. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.