Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km SW of Vantage, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km SW of Vantage, Washington on Mon, Jan 7, 1985, 2:44 AM PST (10:44 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 25 km SW of Vantage, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-07 10:44:12 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.797° N, 120.225° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.825 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15234 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.813 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15232 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15232 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.113 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15232 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.812 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15232 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.78 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15230 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.921 km S of Royal City, Washington · 15228 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.92 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.73 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15221 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.16 km S of Ahtanum, Washington · 15216 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.64 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.214 km NE of Richland, Washington · 15212 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.817 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15211 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15210 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.76 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington · 15210 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.99 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15210 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.86 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington · 15210 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.624 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15208 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.67 km WSW of Mattawa, Washington · 15208 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15208 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.67 km WNW of Quincy, Washington · 15206 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.13 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15205 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.316 km NW of Benton City, Washington · 15200 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.24 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 15199 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.715 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15194 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.114 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15193 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.6Washington · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.93 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15175 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.513 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15249 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15253 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.714 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15255 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.616 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15255 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15256 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.615 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15257 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.52 km SE of Entiat, Washington · 15260 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.82 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15261 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10186128. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC.