Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km SE of Buckley, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Buckley, Washington on Thu, May 10, 1984, 1:02 PM PDT (20:02 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 5 km W of Burley, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-05-10 20:02:51 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.119° N, 121.934° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 15482 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.314 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 15479 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.14 km E of Machias, Washington · 15479 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.62 km SE of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15476 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.66 km SW of Baring, Washington · 15475 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.710 km E of Eatonville, Washington · 15475 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.81 km W of Hobart, Washington · 15475 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.94 km NE of Vashon, Washington · 15474 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 15466 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 15460 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 15460 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.51 km ENE of West Lake Stevens, Washington · 15459 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.53 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 15458 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.918 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15458 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.85 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 15457 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.84 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15456 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.96 km W of Burley, Washington · 15454 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.85 km SSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15451 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.29 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15449 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.115 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15449 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.92 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15449 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.81 km WNW of Sammamish, Washington · 15447 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.11 km NW of Klahanie, Washington · 15446 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.92 km SW of Redmond, Washington · 15443 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.812 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15442 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.86 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15441 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.53 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 15437 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.17 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 15436 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.07 km NNE of Greenwater, Washington · 15435 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.524 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15430 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.64 km W of Burley, Washington · 15429 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.616 km NNE of Onalaska, Washington · 15429 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.65 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 15429 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.25 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 15424 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.514 km WSW of Cliffdell, Washington · 15424 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.87 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 15423 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 2.012 km S of Morton, Washington · 15488 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.514 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15489 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.15 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 15490 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.72 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 15491 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.86 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 15491 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.13 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 15491 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 15492 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.37 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 15493 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.711 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 15494 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15496 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.92 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 15496 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.72 km NW of Tieton, Washington · 15496 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.72 km SSW of Everett, Washington · 15504 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.60 km E of Medina, Washington · 15507 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.82 km E of Grapeview, Washington · 15508 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.014 km E of Tanner, Washington · 15508 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.93 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 15511 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.14 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 15511 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.72 km SW of Issaquah, Washington · 15512 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10174633. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:10 PM UTC.