Washington earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 5 km W of Home, Washington

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 5 km W of Home, Washington on Mon, Dec 17, 1984, 12:30 AM PST (08:30 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 8 km N of Quilcene, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1984-12-17 08:30:12 UTC
Depth
45.6 km (28.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.274° N, 122.832° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.533 km N of Amanda Park, Washington · 15254 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.62 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15254 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.96 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15254 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.82 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 15254 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.713 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 15253 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.20 km N of Woodway, Washington · 15251 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.814 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 15246 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.710 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15244 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.114 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15239 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15239 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15237 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.20 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15235 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.73 km NW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15233 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.010 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15233 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.74 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 15233 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.64 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15232 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.74 km ENE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 15232 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.510 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15231 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.32 km ENE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 15231 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.86 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 15230 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.58 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15230 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 3.38 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 15229 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.48 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.921 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 15227 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.73 km E of Hobart, Washington · 15221 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.74 km NNE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15219 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.713 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15219 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.65 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 15217 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.25 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 15217 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.73 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15211 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.79 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15208 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.55 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15208 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.60 km WNW of Everett, Washington · 15207 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.77 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 15207 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.510 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15206 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.815 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.81 km SE of Maplewood, Washington · 15201 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.03 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 15201 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.93 km WSW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15200 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.59 km WNW of Shelton, Washington · 15199 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 1.50 km NW of Carnation, Washington · 15255 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.91 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 15255 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.51 km W of Southworth, Washington · 15262 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.76 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15267 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.72 km E of Kirkland, Washington · 15271 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.26 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15271 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.815 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15272 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.91 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15277 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.27 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15277 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.735 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 15277 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.88 km S of Central Park, Washington · 15280 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.84 km S of Bell Hill, Washington · 15280 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.01 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 15281 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.117 km SE of Neilton, Washington · 15283 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.55 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15284 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10182823 (also filed as usp0002a4s). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC.