Washington earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 2 km ENE of Silvana, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Silvana, Washington on Sun, Feb 24, 1985, 8:25 AM PST (16:25 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 3 km E of Bethel, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-24 16:25:11 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.209° N, 122.218° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.21 km SSE of Freeland, Washington · 15184 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.73 km E of Bethel, Washington · 15180 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.13 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15176 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.89 km S of Birch Bay, Washington · 15175 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.51 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 15174 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.79 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15174 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.65 km E of Granite Falls, WA · 15173 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.77 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 15171 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.91 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 15164 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.98 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington · 15160 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15160 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.00 km SSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15160 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.71 km SSE of Medina, Washington · 15160 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.59 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington · 15157 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.71 km WSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15156 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.02 km SW of Bellevue, Washington · 15156 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.56 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15155 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.01 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15152 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 3.36 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15150 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.53 km SE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15145 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.90 km NW of Bellevue, Washington · 15143 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.70 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15143 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.711 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 15140 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.25 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 15137 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.55 km E of Deming, Washington · 15133 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.90 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15133 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.53 km WNW of North Sultan, Washington · 15132 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.79 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15132 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.816 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15130 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.66 km SSW of Acme, Washington · 15129 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.90 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15127 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.96 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 15127 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.65 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 15125 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.74 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 15125 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15185 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.84 km NNE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 15188 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.85 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15189 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.64 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15190 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.55 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15193 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.93 km WSW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15200 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.03 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 15200 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.81 km SE of Maplewood, Washington · 15201 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.510 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15205 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15206 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.76 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15206 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.77 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 15206 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.60 km WNW of Everett, Washington · 15207 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.78 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington · 15207 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.55 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15207 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.79 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15207 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.73 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15210 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.93 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15213 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.75 km ENE of Big Lake, Washington · 15213 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.34 km E of Edison, Washington · 15213 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10187848. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC.