Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 18 km ESE of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18 km ESE of Darrington, Washington on Wed, Feb 1, 1984, 7:47 AM PST (15:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1984-02-01 15:47:25 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.198° N, 121.366° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15584 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.90 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15582 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.115 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15575 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.37 km SSE of Sultan, Washington · 15573 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.03 km SW of Duvall, Washington · 15572 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.513 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15570 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.38 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15569 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15568 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.84 km WNW of Everett, Washington · 15568 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.92 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15567 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.93 km E of Newcastle, Washington · 15565 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.95 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15560 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.63 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15557 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.04 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15557 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.64 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15557 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.34 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 15556 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.48 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington · 15556 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.515 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15549 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.04 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15549 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.017 km E of Verlot, Washington · 15548 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.71 km SW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 15545 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.94 km ENE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15545 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.66 km W of Rockport, Washington · 15543 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 3.4Washington · 15543 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.94 km S of Lyman, Washington · 15542 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.511 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 15540 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.91 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15540 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.25 km S of Concrete, Washington · 15540 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15537 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.67 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 15535 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.67 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 15533 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.82 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 15530 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.24 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 15530 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.312 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15590 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.65 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15593 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.632 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15596 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.813 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15597 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.16 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15598 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15602 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.638 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15605 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.54 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15609 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.81 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 15612 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.79 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15612 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.02 km SW of Hamilton, Washington · 15613 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.79 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15613 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15614 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10171423. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:27 AM UTC.