M2.0 earthquake 6 km N of Waitsburg, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km N of Waitsburg, Washington on Wed, Feb 27, 1985, 4:00 PM PST (00:00 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 2 km NE of Lind, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-28 00:00:53 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.329° N, 118.144° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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, 3.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 304°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10188198. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.