Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km WSW of Cliffdell, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Cliffdell, Washington on Sun, Jul 8, 1984, 11:14 PM PDT (06:14 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 12 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-07-09 06:14:21 UTC
Depth
-0.4 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.874° N, 121.227° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 15423 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.52 km SW of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 15422 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.914 km WSW of Cliffdell, Washington · 15420 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.16 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 15420 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.814 km S of Morton, Washington · 15417 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.77 km S of Easton, Washington · 15413 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.16 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15410 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.99 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15404 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.51 km N of Fall City, Washington · 15402 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.24 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 15402 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.112 km S of Morton, Washington · 15396 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.92 km NW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15394 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.7Washington · 15391 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.54 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15388 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.72 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15383 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.811 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 15382 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.53 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15380 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 3.022 km WNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15378 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.720 km S of Morton, Washington · 15371 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.812 km WNW of Greenwater, Washington · 15366 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.524 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15430 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.07 km NNE of Greenwater, Washington · 15435 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.17 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 15436 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.53 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 15437 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.812 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15442 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.11 km NW of Klahanie, Washington · 15446 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.115 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15449 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.29 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15449 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.85 km SSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15451 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10175603. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.