M2.2 earthquake Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in Washington on Tue, Oct 1, 1985, 9:29 AM PDT (16:29 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-01 16:29:37 UTC
- Depth
- -0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.727° N, 119.009° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 209°, 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.821 km WNW of Republic, Washington · 14957 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.112 km SE of Bridgeport, Washington · 14956 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.912 km NNE of Mansfield, Washington · 14931 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.11 km ENE of Riverside, Washington · 14920 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10197838. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.