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M1.5 earthquake 11 km NNW of Vantage, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Vantage, Washington on Mon, Jun 17, 1985, 8:55 AM PDT (15:55 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 9 km N of Waterville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-17 15:55:47 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.040° N, 120.048° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.29 km N of Waterville, Washington · 15072 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.73 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15069 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.79 km ESE of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15065 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.50 km W of Quincy, Washington · 15063 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.78 km SW of Warden, Washington · 15061 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.313 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 15058 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.52 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 15044 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.58 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15039 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.514 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15037 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.714 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15035 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.5Washington · 15034 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.110 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.35 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15030 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.711 km SSW of Toppenish, Washington · 15028 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.512 km ENE of Mansfield, Washington · 15027 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.76 km NW of Tieton, Washington · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.88 km SW of Warden, Washington · 15023 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.61 km N of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15019 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.810 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15072 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.014 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15072 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.918 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 15079 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.28 km W of Connell, Washington · 15081 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.90 km WSW of Quincy, Washington · 15085 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.77 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15088 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.711 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 15089 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.613 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15095 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.413 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15096 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.614 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15097 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.116 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 15099 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.52 km NNE of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15100 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10197633. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.