Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 13 km NNW of Vantage, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Vantage, Washington on Tue, Jan 8, 1985, 10:24 PM PST (06:24 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 18 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-09 06:24:40 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.054° N, 120.077° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.78 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15228 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.921 km S of Royal City, Washington · 15226 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.318 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 15225 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.92 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.73 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.16 km S of Ahtanum, Washington · 15215 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.64 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.817 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15210 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.76 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.99 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15208 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.86 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington · 15208 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.624 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15207 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15207 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.67 km WSW of Mattawa, Washington · 15207 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15206 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.67 km WNW of Quincy, Washington · 15205 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.13 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15203 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.613 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15200 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.316 km NW of Benton City, Washington · 15199 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.24 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 15198 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.715 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.114 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15192 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.011 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15186 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.6Washington · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.93 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15174 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 3.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.813 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.825 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.624 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.513 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15248 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15251 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.714 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15254 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.616 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15254 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15254 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.615 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15256 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.52 km SE of Entiat, Washington · 15258 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.82 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15259 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10186678. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:56 AM UTC.