Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington on Wed, Nov 27, 1985, 1:04 AM PST (09:04 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 18 km SE of Carbonado, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-27 09:04:32 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.449° N, 121.648° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14892 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.011 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 14889 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.17 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 14888 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.62 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14887 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.93 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14887 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.72 km SW of Chico, Washington · 14880 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.57 km W of Burley, Washington · 14879 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.018 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14878 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.514 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 14877 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.64 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 14874 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.019 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14872 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.714 km N of Naches, Washington · 14871 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.79 km E of Verlot, Washington · 14869 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.78 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14869 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.810 km S of Darrington, Washington · 14866 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.99 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 14865 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.613 km SSW of Thorp, Washington · 14864 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.18 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14862 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.87 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14862 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.73 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 14861 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.84 km NW of Skykomish, Washington · 14860 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.90 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14858 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.27 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 14855 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.45 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 14854 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.68 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 14854 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.55 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14854 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.52 km WNW of East Hill-Meridian, Washington · 14852 days ago · 40 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.68 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14913 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.313 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 14929 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.51 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington · 14930 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 14930 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.23 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14931 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.62 km ESE of Silverdale, Washington · 14933 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10200523. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC.