Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km W of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km W of Gorst, Washington on Thu, Oct 4, 1984, 5:30 PM PDT (00:30 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 3 km N of Bryant, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-10-05 00:30:20 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.520° N, 122.759° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km ENE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15323 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.53 km SSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15323 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.33 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15322 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.52 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 15320 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.70 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 15314 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.74 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15312 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.95 km W of Burley, Washington · 15308 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.92 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 15306 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.03 km S of Woodway, Washington · 15303 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.54 km NE of Mukilteo, Washington · 15297 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.520 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15295 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.93 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15294 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.91 km E of Brier, Washington · 15292 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.62 km N of Lakeland South, Washington · 15286 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.74 km NNW of Bryant, Washington · 15285 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.92 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 15284 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.73 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15284 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.117 km SE of Neilton, Washington · 15283 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.01 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 15281 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.84 km S of Bell Hill, Washington · 15280 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.88 km S of Central Park, Washington · 15280 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.735 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 15277 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.27 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15277 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.91 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15277 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.815 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15272 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.26 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15271 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.72 km E of Kirkland, Washington · 15271 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km ESE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15328 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.56 km S of Bell Hill, Washington · 15335 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.67 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 15336 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.13 km S of South Prairie, Washington · 15337 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.16 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 15340 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.39 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 15340 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.70 km NE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 15342 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.81 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15343 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.72 km E of Sammamish, Washington · 15344 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.06 km SW of Camano, Washington · 15344 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.17 km E of Kapowsin, Washington · 15345 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.94 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 15349 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.93 km WNW of Bryant, Washington · 15351 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.71 km N of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 15356 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.22 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 15357 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.812 km WNW of Greenwater, Washington · 15357 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10180808. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.