Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km SSW of Vantage, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Vantage, Washington on Sat, May 25, 1985, 12:32 AM PDT (07:32 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km W of Connell, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-25 07:32:09 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.835° N, 120.060° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 15091 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.77 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15090 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.90 km WSW of Quincy, Washington · 15087 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.28 km W of Connell, Washington · 15082 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.014 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15074 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.810 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15074 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.511 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15074 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.29 km N of Waterville, Washington · 15074 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.73 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15070 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.50 km W of Quincy, Washington · 15065 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.78 km SW of Warden, Washington · 15062 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.313 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 15060 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.52 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 15045 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.58 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15041 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.413 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15098 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.614 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15099 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.614 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15112 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.114 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15112 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.814 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15112 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.315 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15112 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.614 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.014 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15113 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.114 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15113 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.512 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15115 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.94 km SSW of Connell, Washington · 15121 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10196353. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.