Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington on Wed, May 1, 1985, 5:37 PM PDT (00:37 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km NW of Kingston, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-02 00:37:26 UTC
Depth
22.1 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.601° N, 122.805° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.84 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15117 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.03 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15117 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.24 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15117 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15115 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.51 km NE of Riverton, Washington · 15099 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.820 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 15099 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.52 km W of Artondale, Washington · 15098 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.026 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 15096 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.54 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 15093 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.6Washington · 15093 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.16 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15084 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.13 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15080 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.63 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15077 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.64 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15074 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.14 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15073 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.65 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15064 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.510 km N of Camano, Washington · 15063 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15060 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 15118 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.21 km NNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 15120 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.04 km NNW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15120 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.45 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15120 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15120 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.94 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15120 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.61 km SSE of Enetai, Washington · 15123 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.04 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15124 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.52 km SW of Browns Point, Washington · 15124 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.74 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15124 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.74 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 15125 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.65 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 15125 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.017 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15126 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.90 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15127 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.79 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15132 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.53 km WNW of North Sultan, Washington · 15132 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.90 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15133 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.25 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 15137 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.70 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15143 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.90 km NW of Bellevue, Washington · 15144 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10186098. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.