Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km SW of Baring, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Baring, Washington on Fri, May 18, 1984, 2:41 PM PDT (21:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 1 km W of Hobart, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

May Creek forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-05-18 21:41:10 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.727° N, 121.532° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km W of Hobart, Washington · 15466 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.94 km NE of Vashon, Washington · 15466 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.95 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 15455 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.64 km NNW of Verlot, Washington · 15454 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 15452 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 15452 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.51 km ENE of West Lake Stevens, Washington · 15451 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.53 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 15450 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.918 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15449 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.85 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 15448 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.84 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15448 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.96 km W of Burley, Washington · 15446 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.85 km SSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15443 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.330 km WSW of Twisp, Washington · 15441 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.115 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15441 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.92 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15441 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.81 km WNW of Sammamish, Washington · 15438 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.36 km W of Rockport, Washington · 15438 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.11 km NW of Klahanie, Washington · 15438 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.92 km SW of Redmond, Washington · 15435 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.86 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15432 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.53 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 15429 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.17 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 15428 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.07 km NNE of Greenwater, Washington · 15427 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.64 km W of Burley, Washington · 15421 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.65 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 15421 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.16 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 15421 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.03 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15421 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.93 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15420 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.25 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 15416 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.514 km WSW of Cliffdell, Washington · 15416 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.87 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 15415 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15414 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.52 km SW of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 15414 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.98 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 15414 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.914 km WSW of Cliffdell, Washington · 15412 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.06 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15409 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km SE of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15468 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.14 km E of Machias, Washington · 15471 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.78 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 15475 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.74 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15480 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.514 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15481 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.15 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 15482 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.72 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 15483 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.86 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 15483 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.13 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 15483 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.710 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 15484 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.37 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 15485 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.96 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 15487 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15488 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.92 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 15488 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.08 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15493 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.72 km SSW of Everett, Washington · 15496 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10176208. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.