Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 0 km NW of Kendall, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 0 km NW of Kendall, Washington on Wed, Aug 22, 1984, 5:06 PM PDT (00:06 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km SW of Camano, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-08-23 00:06:53 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.922° N, 122.142° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
116°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.28 km NNW of Ault Field, Washington · 15373 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.610 km E of Acme, Washington · 15372 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.62 km NNW of La Conner, Washington · 15371 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.622 km ENE of North Saanich, Canada · 15368 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.71 km N of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 15363 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.93 km WNW of Bryant, Washington · 15359 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.912 km NNW of Agassiz, Canada · 15356 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.06 km SW of Camano, Washington · 15351 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.71 km N of Bay View, Washington · 15343 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.33 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15329 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km SW of Camano, Washington · 15385 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.019 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 15391 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.65 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15395 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.85 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15397 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.76 km SSW of Hope, Canada · 15397 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.74 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15398 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.218 km NE of Ganges, Canada · 15406 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10180898. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:05 AM UTC.