Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington on Sun, Dec 23, 1984, 2:48 AM PST (10:48 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10 km NNE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-23 10:48:00 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.974° N, 120.895° 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, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.710 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15244 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.114 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15239 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15239 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15237 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.73 km NW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15233 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.010 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15233 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.624 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.825 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.64 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15232 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.74 km ENE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 15232 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.813 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.113 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.510 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15231 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.812 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.78 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.92 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.73 km E of Hobart, Washington · 15221 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.73 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.713 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15218 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 3.16 km S of Ahtanum, Washington · 15215 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.64 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.73 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15211 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 3.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.76 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.99 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.86 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington · 15209 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.79 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15208 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.624 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15207 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15207 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.67 km WSW of Mattawa, Washington · 15207 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15207 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.510 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15206 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.67 km WNW of Quincy, Washington · 15205 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.815 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.13 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15204 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.03 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 15201 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.24 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 15198 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.55 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15194 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.114 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15192 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.85 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15189 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15252 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.713 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 15253 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.96 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15254 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.714 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15254 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.616 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15254 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15255 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.91 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 15255 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.615 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15256 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.52 km SE of Entiat, Washington · 15259 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.82 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15259 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.26 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15271 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.815 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15272 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.810 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15272 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.27 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15277 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10183688. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.