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M1.5 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Washington on Thu, Jul 25, 1985, 8:43 AM PDT (15:43 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 10 km WNW of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-25 15:43:26 UTC
Depth
-0.4 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.816° N, 119.990° 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 1.0 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.529 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15034 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.110 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.35 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15030 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.512 km ENE of Mansfield, Washington · 15027 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.829 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15021 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.61 km N of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15019 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.77 km N of Methow, Washington · 15006 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.1Washington · 15001 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.913 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 14997 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.415 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 14996 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.913 km E of Bridgeport, Washington · 14993 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.61 km N of Chelan Falls, Washington · 14990 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.113 km E of Bridgeport, Washington · 14990 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.822 km E of Skykomish, Washington · 14989 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.530 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington · 14987 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.83 km E of Manson, Washington · 14982 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.10 km E of Entiat, Washington · 14977 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.218 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 14974 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 2.714 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15035 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.514 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15037 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.58 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15039 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.721 km NW of Granite Falls, Washington · 15039 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.52 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 15044 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.313 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 15058 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.50 km W of Quincy, Washington · 15063 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10194633. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.