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M1.7 earthquake 11 km NNE of Selah, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Selah, Washington on Fri, May 31, 1985, 10:59 AM PDT (17:59 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 0 km WSW of Quincy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-31 17:59:16 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.754° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.90 km WSW of Quincy, Washington · 15085 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15080 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.67 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 15078 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.014 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15072 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.810 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15072 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.511 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15072 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.50 km W of Quincy, Washington · 15062 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.122 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15058 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.313 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 15057 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.123 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15057 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.230 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 15042 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.58 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15038 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.722 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 15032 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.613 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15095 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.413 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15096 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.614 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15097 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15107 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.614 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15110 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.114 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15110 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.814 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15110 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.315 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15110 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.79 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 15111 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.614 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 15111 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.014 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15111 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.114 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15111 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.512 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15112 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.75 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 15116 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10210968. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.