Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 9 km W of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 9 km W of Belfair, Washington on Wed, Jul 11, 1984, 12:25 AM PDT (07:25 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-07-11 07:25:30 UTC
Depth
17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.444° N, 122.955° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15406 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.76 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 15404 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.51 km N of Fall City, Washington · 15399 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.24 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 15398 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.02 km SSW of Machias, Washington · 15395 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.53 km NW of Jamestown, Washington · 15394 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.115 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 15391 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.03 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 15390 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.92 km NW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15390 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 15386 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.51 km WNW of Redmond, Washington · 15386 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.28 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 15385 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.75 km NW of Dash Point, Washington · 15384 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.54 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15384 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.57 km SW of Camano, Washington · 15382 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.52 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15382 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.72 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15379 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.811 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 15378 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.611 km SSW of Port Angeles East, Washington · 15378 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.94 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15376 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.53 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15376 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 15375 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.93 km SSW of Vashon, Washington · 15372 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.78 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15372 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.56 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 15367 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.21 km NW of White Center, Washington · 15362 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.74 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15362 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.812 km WNW of Greenwater, Washington · 15362 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.22 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 15361 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.98 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 15418 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.52 km SW of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 15418 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.25 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 15420 days ago · 46 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.16 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 15425 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.616 km NNE of Onalaska, Washington · 15425 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.64 km W of Burley, Washington · 15425 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.17 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 15432 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.53 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 15433 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.321 km WNW of Skokomish, Washington · 15435 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.86 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15436 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.016 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15437 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.92 km SW of Redmond, Washington · 15439 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.05 km WNW of Brinnon, Washington · 15440 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.11 km NW of Klahanie, Washington · 15442 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.81 km WNW of Sammamish, Washington · 15443 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.92 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15445 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.85 km SSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15447 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10176113. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.