Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km W of Burley, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km W of Burley, Washington on Wed, Aug 22, 1984, 4:13 AM PDT (11:13 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 3 km SSW of Vashon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-08-22 11:13:28 UTC
Depth
21.8 km (13.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.416° N, 122.708° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km SSW of Vashon, Washington · 15368 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.78 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15368 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.56 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 15363 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.21 km NW of White Center, Washington · 15358 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.74 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15358 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.812 km WNW of Greenwater, Washington · 15358 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.22 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 15357 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.94 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 15349 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.17 km E of Kapowsin, Washington · 15345 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.06 km SW of Camano, Washington · 15344 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.72 km E of Sammamish, Washington · 15344 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.81 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15344 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.70 km NE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 15343 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.39 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 15341 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.16 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 15340 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.13 km S of South Prairie, Washington · 15338 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.67 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 15336 days ago · 51 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.56 km S of Bell Hill, Washington · 15336 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.53 km ESE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15329 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.84 km W of Gorst, Washington · 15328 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.53 km ENE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15324 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.53 km SSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15323 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.52 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 15321 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.06 km E of Ashford, Washington · 15315 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.70 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 15314 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.74 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15313 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15371 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.94 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15372 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.611 km SSW of Port Angeles East, Washington · 15374 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.811 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 15374 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.72 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15375 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.52 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15378 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.57 km SW of Camano, Washington · 15378 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.54 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15379 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.75 km NW of Dash Point, Washington · 15379 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.28 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 15381 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.51 km WNW of Redmond, Washington · 15381 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 15382 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.92 km NW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15385 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.03 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 15386 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.115 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 15387 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.53 km NW of Jamestown, Washington · 15390 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.74 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15391 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.02 km SSW of Machias, Washington · 15391 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.24 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 15394 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.51 km N of Fall City, Washington · 15394 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10180768. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.