Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km NNW of Vantage, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Vantage, Washington on Fri, Mar 15, 1985, 1:28 AM PST (09:28 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 14 km SSW of Vantage, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-15 09:28:37 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.060° N, 120.092° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15159 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.812 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15153 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.57 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 15139 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.73 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15138 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.61 km NNW of Harrah, Washington · 15135 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.024 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15135 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.213 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15131 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.813 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15131 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.512 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15112 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.114 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15111 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.014 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15111 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.614 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 15111 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.315 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15109 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.814 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15109 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.114 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15109 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.614 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15109 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15174 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.6Washington · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.011 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15186 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.114 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15192 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.715 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15192 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10187918. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:09 AM UTC.