Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 1 km N of Bay View, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km N of Bay View, Washington on Wed, Sep 26, 1984, 6:53 PM PDT (01:53 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 4 km NNW of Bryant, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

Bay View 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1984-09-27 01:53:01 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.497° N, 122.476° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km E of Verlot, Washington · 15342 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.53 km ESE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15340 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.53 km ENE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15335 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.914 km SE of Verlot, Washington · 15334 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.33 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15333 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.17 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15332 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.52 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 15332 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.70 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 15326 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.611 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15319 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.710 km NE of Hamilton, Washington · 15317 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.11 km SE of Big Lake, Washington · 15317 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.03 km S of Woodway, Washington · 15315 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.54 km NE of Mukilteo, Washington · 15309 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.710 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 15307 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.93 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15305 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.91 km E of Brier, Washington · 15304 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.74 km NNW of Bryant, Washington · 15296 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.92 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 15296 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.73 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15296 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.01 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 15293 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.31 km ENE of Hamilton, Washington · 15292 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.84 km S of Bell Hill, Washington · 15292 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.59 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15291 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.91 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15288 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km S of Bell Hill, Washington · 15347 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.67 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 15347 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.16 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 15352 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.81 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15355 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.72 km E of Sammamish, Washington · 15355 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.06 km SW of Camano, Washington · 15355 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.93 km WNW of Bryant, Washington · 15363 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.71 km N of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 15367 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.22 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 15368 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.74 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15369 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.59 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15369 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.622 km ENE of North Saanich, Canada · 15372 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.62 km NNW of La Conner, Washington · 15375 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.610 km E of Acme, Washington · 15376 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.28 km NNW of Ault Field, Washington · 15377 days ago · 50 km deep · 19 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10213823. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC.