Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 25 km SW of Vantage, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Vantage, Washington on Mon, Jan 7, 1985, 2:56 AM PST (10:56 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 14 km NNW of Vantage, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-07 10:56:42 UTC
Depth
16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.791° N, 120.234° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.813 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.113 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.812 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.78 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15230 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.921 km S of Royal City, Washington · 15229 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.92 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.73 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15222 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.16 km S of Ahtanum, Washington · 15217 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.64 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.214 km NE of Richland, Washington · 15212 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.817 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15212 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15211 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.76 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.99 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15210 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.86 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington · 15210 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.624 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.67 km WSW of Mattawa, Washington · 15209 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15208 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.67 km WNW of Quincy, Washington · 15207 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.13 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15205 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.316 km NW of Benton City, Washington · 15201 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.24 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 15200 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.715 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15195 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.114 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15194 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.6Washington · 15181 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.93 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15176 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.624 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15235 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.513 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15250 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15253 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.714 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15256 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.616 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15256 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15256 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.615 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15258 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.52 km SE of Entiat, Washington · 15260 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 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 uw10186163. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC.