Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 4 km WNW of Waterville, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Waterville, Washington on Mon, Feb 11, 1985, 1:59 AM PST (09:59 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 14 km SSW of Vantage, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-11 09:59:30 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.665° N, 120.125° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.114 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15192 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.011 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15186 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.93 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15174 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.915 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15166 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.314 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15159 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.634 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15157 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.812 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15153 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.513 km ENE of Mansfield, Washington · 15143 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.57 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 15139 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.73 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15138 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.613 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15200 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.13 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15203 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.67 km WNW of Quincy, Washington · 15205 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15206 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15207 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.624 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15207 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.99 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15208 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.817 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15210 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.64 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.73 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.92 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.318 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 15225 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10186563. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC.