Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km NNE of Selah, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Selah, Washington on Tue, Oct 8, 1985, 4:59 AM PDT (11:59 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 23 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-08 11:59:31 UTC
Depth
18.8 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.729° N, 120.498° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
15

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14952 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.123 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14952 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.711 km S of Toppenish, Washington · 14951 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.64 km SE of Packwood, Washington · 14950 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.822 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14946 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.914 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 14945 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.912 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 14945 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.723 km NE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 14940 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.623 km SSE of Kittitas, Washington · 14904 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.823 km SSE of Kittitas, Washington · 14903 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.913 km ESE of Prosser, Washington · 14902 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.64 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 14902 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.310 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 14899 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.528 km NE of Trout Lake, Washington · 14964 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.728 km NE of Trout Lake, Washington · 14964 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.5Washington · 14964 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.512 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14966 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.012 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14966 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.012 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14966 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.01 km SW of Quincy, Washington · 14969 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.712 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14972 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.913 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14972 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.92 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 14975 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10199123. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:10 AM UTC.