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M2.7 earthquake 0 km ENE of Riverbend, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 0 km ENE of Riverbend, Washington on Tue, Oct 15, 1985, 10:47 AM PDT (17:47 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-15 17:47:37 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.468° N, 121.744° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
40

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. 1.64 km SE of Packwood, Washington · 14950 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.69 km W of Belfair, Washington · 14950 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.810 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 14942 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.62 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14941 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14940 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.62 km ESE of Silverdale, Washington · 14933 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.23 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14932 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 14930 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.51 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington · 14930 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.313 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 14929 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.68 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14913 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.37 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14892 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14953 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.07 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 14957 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.87 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 14960 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.5Washington · 14964 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.117 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 14967 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.83 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14968 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.02 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.43 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.82 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14971 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.516 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 14971 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.23 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14971 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.53 km S of Monroe, Washington · 14972 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.63 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 14974 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.92 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 14975 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.03 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 14976 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.51 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 14977 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.85 km E of Hobart, Washington · 14980 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10200118. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.