Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2 km NW of Fall City, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Fall City, Washington on Thu, Mar 29, 1984, 3:26 AM PST (11:26 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 4 km WNW of Fall City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-03-29 11:26:19 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.580° N, 121.911° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 15517 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 15517 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.34 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 15515 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.93 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15511 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.510 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15510 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.15 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 15509 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.54 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15508 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.312 km WSW of La Grande, Washington · 15507 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.016 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15507 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.85 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15506 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.72 km SW of Issaquah, Washington · 15504 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.14 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 15503 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.93 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 15503 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.014 km E of Tanner, Washington · 15500 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.82 km E of Grapeview, Washington · 15500 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.60 km E of Medina, Washington · 15499 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.57 km NE of Verlot, Washington · 15499 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.72 km SSW of Everett, Washington · 15496 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.08 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15493 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.92 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 15488 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15488 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.711 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 15486 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.37 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 15485 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.710 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 15484 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 15484 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.13 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 15483 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.86 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 15483 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.72 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 15483 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.15 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 15482 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.514 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15481 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.74 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15480 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.78 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 15475 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 15474 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.14 km E of Machias, Washington · 15471 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.62 km SE of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15468 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.66 km SW of Baring, Washington · 15467 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.710 km E of Eatonville, Washington · 15467 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.81 km W of Hobart, Washington · 15467 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.94 km NE of Vashon, Washington · 15466 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.115 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 15463 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 15458 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km S of Union, Washington · 15518 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.023 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15521 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.67 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 15522 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.91 km WNW of Keyport, Washington · 15523 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.77 km SW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15523 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.93 km W of Blyn, Washington · 15524 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15524 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.722 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 15525 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.01 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 15526 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.91 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15528 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.511 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 15528 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.52 km SW of Chico, Washington · 15529 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.4Washington · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.94 km ENE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15532 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.68 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15532 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.71 km SW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 15533 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.616 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15535 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.017 km E of Verlot, Washington · 15536 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.04 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15537 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.515 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15537 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10181553. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.