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M2.6 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck in Washington on Sat, Mar 2, 1985, 3:51 AM PST (11:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km SSE of Mineral, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-02 11:51:59 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.806° N, 120.906° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km E of Ashford, Washington · 15174 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.915 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15167 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.53 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15165 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.314 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15160 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.58 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 15155 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.710 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 15152 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.810 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 15152 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.810 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 15152 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.510 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 15152 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.610 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 15152 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15145 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.61 km NNW of Harrah, Washington · 15136 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.024 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15136 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.213 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15132 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.813 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15132 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.017 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15127 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15190 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.114 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15193 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.815 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.67 km WNW of Quincy, Washington · 15206 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15207 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.67 km WSW of Mattawa, Washington · 15207 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15208 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.624 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15208 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.86 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington · 15209 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.99 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.76 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10185473. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC.