Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km ESE of Carnation, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Carnation, Washington on Wed, Jun 6, 1984, 1:47 AM PDT (08:47 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 6 km W of Burley, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-06-06 08:47:27 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.637° N, 121.843° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15448 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.96 km W of Burley, Washington · 15446 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.85 km SSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15443 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.29 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15441 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.115 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15441 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.92 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15441 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.81 km WNW of Sammamish, Washington · 15438 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.36 km W of Rockport, Washington · 15438 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.11 km NW of Klahanie, Washington · 15438 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.05 km WNW of Brinnon, Washington · 15436 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.92 km SW of Redmond, Washington · 15435 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.86 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15432 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.53 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 15429 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.17 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 15428 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.07 km NNE of Greenwater, Washington · 15427 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.64 km W of Burley, Washington · 15421 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.65 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 15421 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.16 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 15421 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.03 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15421 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.93 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15420 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.25 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 15416 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.514 km WSW of Cliffdell, Washington · 15416 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.87 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 15415 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15414 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.52 km SW of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 15414 days ago · 50 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.98 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 15414 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.39 km W of Belfair, Washington · 15414 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.914 km WSW of Cliffdell, Washington · 15412 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.77 km S of Easton, Washington · 15405 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.16 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15402 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.76 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 15400 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.99 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15396 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.018 km N of Index, Washington · 15396 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.219 km NNE of Index, Washington · 15395 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.51 km N of Fall City, Washington · 15394 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.24 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 15394 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.02 km SSW of Machias, Washington · 15391 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.74 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15391 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.85 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15390 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.918 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15450 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.53 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 15450 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.51 km ENE of West Lake Stevens, Washington · 15451 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 15452 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 15452 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.64 km NNW of Verlot, Washington · 15454 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 15458 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.115 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 15463 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.94 km NE of Vashon, Washington · 15466 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.81 km W of Hobart, Washington · 15466 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.710 km E of Eatonville, Washington · 15467 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.66 km SW of Baring, Washington · 15467 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.62 km SE of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15468 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.14 km E of Machias, Washington · 15471 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 15473 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.78 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 15475 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10175573. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.