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M2.7 earthquake 3 km NNE of Waterville, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Waterville, Washington on Thu, Apr 11, 1985, 3:50 PM PST (23:50 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 13 km SE of Kittitas, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-11 23:50:05 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.672° N, 120.054° 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 6.7 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
255°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.024 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15136 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.213 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15131 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.813 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15131 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.022 km ESE of Malott, Washington · 15119 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.515 km SW of Disautel, Washington · 15112 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.512 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15112 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.114 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15111 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.014 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15111 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.614 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 15111 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.315 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15110 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.814 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15110 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.114 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15110 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.614 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15110 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.52 km NNE of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15099 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.116 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 15099 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.614 km NW of Mattawa, Washington · 15097 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.413 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15096 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.216 km SE of Okanogan, Washington · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.613 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15095 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.77 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15088 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.90 km WSW of Quincy, Washington · 15085 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.918 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 15079 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 15139 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.513 km ENE of Mansfield, Washington · 15143 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.812 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15153 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.634 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15158 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.314 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15159 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.915 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15166 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10186883. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:17 AM UTC.