Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km SW of Hamilton, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Hamilton, Washington on Fri, Jan 6, 1984, 5:35 AM PST (13:35 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 8 km WNW of Friday Harbor, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-06 13:35:26 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.510° N, 122.012° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 15599 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.54 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15597 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.38 km WNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 15587 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.16 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15586 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.65 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15580 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.818 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 15574 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.90 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15569 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.37 km SSE of Sultan, Washington · 15560 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.03 km SW of Duvall, Washington · 15559 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.84 km WNW of Everett, Washington · 15556 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.012 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 15549 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.04 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15544 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.64 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15544 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.34 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 15543 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.48 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington · 15543 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.65 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 15541 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15601 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.43 km ESE of Blaine, Washington · 15601 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.75 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15610 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.22 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 15610 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.417 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15610 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.84 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15619 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.61 km SW of Bay View, Washington · 15621 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.62 km SSW of Bay View, Washington · 15621 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.80 km NNE of Ferndale, Washington · 15626 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10169038. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.