Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km SSW of Everett, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Everett, Washington on Thu, Apr 19, 1984, 3:31 PM PST (23:31 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 9 km E of Orcas, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-04-19 23:31:23 UTC
Depth
25.7 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.962° N, 122.212° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
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: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km E of Orcas, Washington · 15492 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.73 km S of Alger, Washington · 15490 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.92 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 15488 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15488 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.96 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 15487 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.711 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 15486 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.66 km NW of Burlington, Washington · 15486 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.37 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 15485 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.710 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 15484 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.13 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 15483 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.86 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 15483 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.72 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 15483 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.94 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 15483 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.15 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 15482 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.514 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15481 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.74 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15480 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.19 km NNW of Carlsborg, Washington · 15478 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.05 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 15476 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.78 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 15475 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 15474 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.14 km E of Machias, Washington · 15471 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.74 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15468 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.66 km SW of Baring, Washington · 15467 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.81 km W of Hobart, Washington · 15467 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.94 km NE of Vashon, Washington · 15466 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.116 km S of Glacier, Washington · 15465 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.6Washington · 15465 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.115 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 15464 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 15458 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.211 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 15456 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.69 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 15456 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.64 km NNW of Verlot, Washington · 15454 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.61 km SSE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 15453 days ago · 49 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.05 km WNW of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15453 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.65 km NW of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15453 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 3.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 15452 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 15452 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.51 km ENE of West Lake Stevens, Washington · 15451 days ago · 58 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.53 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 15450 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.72 km NNW of Alger, Washington · 15449 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.85 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 15449 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.84 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15448 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.96 km W of Burley, Washington · 15446 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.15 km N of Burlington, Washington · 15446 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.85 km SSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15443 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.92 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15441 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.66 km SE of Edison, Washington · 15440 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.81 km WNW of Sammamish, Washington · 15439 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.25 km ENE of Bay View, Washington · 15439 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.36 km W of Rockport, Washington · 15438 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.11 km NW of Klahanie, Washington · 15438 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km NE of Verlot, Washington · 15499 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.60 km E of Medina, Washington · 15499 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.82 km E of Grapeview, Washington · 15500 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.014 km E of Tanner, Washington · 15500 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.93 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 15503 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.14 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 15503 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.72 km SW of Issaquah, Washington · 15504 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.35 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15504 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.54 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15508 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.15 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 15509 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.510 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15510 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.93 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15511 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.34 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 15515 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 15517 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.24 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 15517 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.82 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 15518 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.94 km S of Union, Washington · 15518 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.67 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 15522 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.91 km WNW of Keyport, Washington · 15523 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.93 km W of Blyn, Washington · 15524 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10174403. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC.