Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5 km W of Shoreline, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km W of Shoreline, Washington on Sat, Apr 13, 1985, 4:18 AM PST (12:18 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-13 12:18:15 UTC
Depth
17.6 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.746° N, 122.420° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.90 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15142 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.53 km WNW of North Sultan, Washington · 15141 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.79 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15141 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.816 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15139 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.90 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15136 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.017 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15135 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.65 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 15134 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.74 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 15134 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.74 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15133 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.52 km SW of Browns Point, Washington · 15133 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.04 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15133 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.61 km SSE of Enetai, Washington · 15131 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.94 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15129 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15129 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.45 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15129 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.04 km NNW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15129 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.21 km NNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 15129 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.65 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 15127 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.04 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 15127 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.84 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15126 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.03 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15126 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.24 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15125 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15124 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.51 km NE of Riverton, Washington · 15108 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.820 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 15107 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.52 km W of Artondale, Washington · 15107 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.026 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 15105 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.54 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 15102 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.6Washington · 15102 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.16 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15092 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.13 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15089 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.63 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15086 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.70 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15151 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.90 km NW of Bellevue, Washington · 15152 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15153 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.53 km SE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15154 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.36 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15159 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.01 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15161 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.54 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 15162 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.56 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15164 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.02 km SW of Bellevue, Washington · 15165 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.71 km WSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15165 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.59 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington · 15166 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.71 km SSE of Medina, Washington · 15168 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 3.00 km SSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15169 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15169 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.52 km ENE of Rosedale, Washington · 15171 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.91 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 15173 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.53 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15173 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10187198. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC.