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M3.2 earthquake 30 km SW of White Swan, Washington

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 30 km SW of White Swan, Washington on Tue, Jul 16, 1985, 2:13 PM PDT (21:13 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-07-16 21:13:16 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.189° N, 121.009° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15040 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.036 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 15039 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.722 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 15032 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.126 km S of Morton, Washington · 15032 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.931 km S of Morton, Washington · 15030 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15030 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.96 km S of Ashford, Washington · 15029 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.711 km SSW of Toppenish, Washington · 15027 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.76 km NW of Tieton, Washington · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.414 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 15007 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.811 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15006 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15005 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15005 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.715 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 15003 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.112 km SSW of Toppenish, Washington · 15000 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14997 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.813 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 14992 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.213 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 14992 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.5Washington · 14991 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.829 km S of Morton, Washington · 14986 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.829 km NW of Trout Lake, Washington · 15053 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.123 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15057 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.122 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15058 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15061 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10193308. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 AM UTC.