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M2.2 earthquake 8 km NNW of Ault Field, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Ault Field, Washington on Tue, Aug 28, 1984, 2:23 AM PDT (09:23 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 22 km ENE of North Saanich, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-08-28 09:23:00 UTC
Depth
50.3 km (31.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.415° N, 122.701° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km E of Acme, Washington · 15365 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.62 km NNW of La Conner, Washington · 15364 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.622 km ENE of North Saanich, Canada · 15360 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.59 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15358 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.74 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15357 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.22 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 15357 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.71 km N of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 15356 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.93 km WNW of Bryant, Washington · 15351 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.06 km SW of Camano, Washington · 15344 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.72 km E of Sammamish, Washington · 15344 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.81 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15344 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.16 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 15340 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.67 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 15336 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.56 km S of Bell Hill, Washington · 15335 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.71 km N of Bay View, Washington · 15335 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.18 km E of Verlot, Washington · 15330 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.53 km ESE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15329 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.84 km W of Gorst, Washington · 15327 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.53 km ENE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15324 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.914 km SE of Verlot, Washington · 15323 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.53 km SSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15323 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.33 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15322 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.17 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15321 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.52 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 15320 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.70 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 15314 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.611 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15308 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.710 km NE of Hamilton, Washington · 15306 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.11 km SE of Big Lake, Washington · 15306 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.78 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15367 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.70 km NW of Kendall, Washington · 15370 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.94 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15371 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.611 km SSW of Port Angeles East, Washington · 15374 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.52 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15377 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.57 km SW of Camano, Washington · 15377 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.28 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 15381 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.51 km WNW of Redmond, Washington · 15381 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.019 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 15383 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.74 km W of Langford, Canada · 15385 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.03 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 15386 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.115 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 15387 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.65 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15387 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.85 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15389 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.53 km NW of Jamestown, Washington · 15390 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.74 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15391 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.02 km SSW of Machias, Washington · 15391 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10182808. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.