Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 16 km ESE of Verlot, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Verlot, Washington on Fri, Apr 19, 1985, 12:23 PM PST (20:23 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-04-19 20:23:45 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.038° N, 121.576° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km SSW of Acme, Washington · 15140 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.90 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15138 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.96 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 15138 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.65 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 15136 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.74 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 15136 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.74 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15135 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.04 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15135 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.61 km SSE of Enetai, Washington · 15134 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.94 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15131 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15131 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.45 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 15131 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.04 km NNW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15131 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.21 km NNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 15131 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.65 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 15129 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.84 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15128 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.03 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15128 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.24 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15128 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15126 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.97 km E of Deming, Washington · 15124 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.55 km E of Deming, Washington · 15124 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.86 km S of Kendall, Washington · 15123 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.25 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 15122 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.88 km E of Deming, Washington · 15116 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.51 km NE of Riverton, Washington · 15110 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.54 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 15104 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.6Washington · 15104 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.16 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15095 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.13 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15091 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.63 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15088 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.64 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15085 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 3.14 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15084 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15143 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.53 km WNW of North Sultan, Washington · 15143 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.90 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15144 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.55 km E of Deming, Washington · 15144 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.25 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 15148 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.70 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15154 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.90 km NW of Bellevue, Washington · 15155 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.53 km SE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15157 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.36 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15161 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.01 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15163 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.812 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15164 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.56 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15166 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.02 km SW of Bellevue, Washington · 15168 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.71 km WSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15168 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.59 km WNW of Ault Field, Washington · 15168 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.634 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15168 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.71 km SSE of Medina, Washington · 15171 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 3.00 km SSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15171 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.64 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15171 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10188328. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.