Washington earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km NW of Redmond, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Redmond, Washington on Mon, Sep 23, 1985, 11:29 AM PDT (18:29 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-23 18:29:13 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.697° N, 122.145° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
31

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km S of Monroe, Washington · 14972 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.23 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14971 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.516 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 14971 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.82 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14971 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.43 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.02 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.6Washington · 14968 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.83 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14968 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.117 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 14967 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.5Washington · 14964 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.87 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 14960 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.07 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 14957 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14953 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.70 km ENE of Riverbend, Washington · 14952 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.69 km W of Belfair, Washington · 14949 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.33 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14944 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.62 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14941 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14940 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.62 km ESE of Silverdale, Washington · 14933 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.23 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14931 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 14930 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.51 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington · 14930 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.313 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 14929 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.03 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 14976 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.51 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 14977 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.21 km SSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 14979 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.85 km E of Hobart, Washington · 14980 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.04 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 14983 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.812 km W of Greenwater, Washington · 14984 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.37 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14986 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.530 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington · 14986 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14987 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14987 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.65 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 14988 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.822 km E of Skykomish, Washington · 14989 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.32 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14994 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.81 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 14997 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.51 km ESE of Keyport, Washington · 14997 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.55 km SSE of Edison, Washington · 15002 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10195668. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.