Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 1 km E of Brier, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 1 km E of Brier, Washington on Fri, Nov 9, 1984, 2:51 AM PST (10:51 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-11-09 10:51:57 UTC
Depth
20.3 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.783° N, 122.252° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km N of Lakeland South, Washington · 15286 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.74 km NNW of Bryant, Washington · 15285 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.92 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 15285 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.73 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15285 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.01 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 15281 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.31 km ENE of Hamilton, Washington · 15281 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.84 km S of Bell Hill, Washington · 15280 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.27 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15277 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.91 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15277 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.26 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15271 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.72 km E of Kirkland, Washington · 15271 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.17 km NW of Concrete, Washington · 15269 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.27 km NW of Concrete, Washington · 15268 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.51 km W of Southworth, Washington · 15262 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.96 km NW of Concrete, Washington · 15260 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.65 km NNW of Concrete, Washington · 15256 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.91 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 15255 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.50 km NW of Carnation, Washington · 15255 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 3.25 km W of Home, Washington · 15254 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.62 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15254 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.96 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15254 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.82 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 15254 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.713 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 15253 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.66 km NNW of Concrete, Washington · 15252 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.75 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 15252 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.20 km N of Woodway, Washington · 15251 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.97 km NW of Concrete, Washington · 15248 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.74 km NNW of Bryant, Washington · 15246 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.814 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 15246 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.17 km NW of Concrete, Washington · 15240 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.97 km NW of Concrete, Washington · 15238 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.20 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15235 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.73 km NW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15233 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.74 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 15233 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.64 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15232 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15294 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.710 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 15295 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.54 km NE of Mukilteo, Washington · 15297 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.03 km S of Woodway, Washington · 15303 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.11 km SE of Big Lake, Washington · 15306 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.92 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 15306 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.710 km NE of Hamilton, Washington · 15306 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.611 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15308 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.95 km W of Burley, Washington · 15308 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.97 km E of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15310 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.74 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15312 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.70 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 15314 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.52 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 15320 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.17 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15321 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.33 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15322 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10181878. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.