Washington earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8 km ESE of Verlot, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Verlot, Washington on Fri, Nov 22, 1985, 5:29 PM PST (01:29 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 7 km ESE of Verlot, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-23 01:29:15 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.074° N, 121.661° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.732 km E of Glacier, Washington · 14918 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.37 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 14916 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.011 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 14896 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.17 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 14895 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.62 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14895 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.93 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14894 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.72 km SW of Chico, Washington · 14887 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.50 km W of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14885 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.64 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 14882 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.79 km E of Verlot, Washington · 14876 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.78 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14876 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.33 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 14875 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.810 km S of Darrington, Washington · 14873 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.76 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 14870 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.18 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14870 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.87 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14870 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.73 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 14868 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.84 km NW of Skykomish, Washington · 14868 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.90 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14865 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.80 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 14864 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.27 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 14863 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.45 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 14862 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.68 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 14862 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.55 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14862 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.819 km NNW of Concrete, Washington · 14933 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.51 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington · 14937 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 14938 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.23 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 14939 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.62 km ESE of Silverdale, Washington · 14940 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.66 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 14942 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14947 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.62 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14948 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10200178. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.