Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km NNE of Kent, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Kent, Washington on Thu, Jan 5, 1984, 11:12 AM PST (19:12 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 2 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-05 19:12:34 UTC
Depth
38.4 km (23.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.406° N, 122.227° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15608 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.57 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 15606 days ago · 50 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.81 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 15606 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.54 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15604 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.83 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15603 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.230 km N of Packwood, Washington · 15602 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.013 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15598 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15597 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.013 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15596 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.63 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 15590 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.31 km SSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 15588 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.65 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15588 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.81 km ESE of Enetai, Washington · 15583 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15579 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.74 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15579 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.90 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15577 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.31 km SSW of Crocker, Washington · 15571 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.115 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15570 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.37 km SSE of Sultan, Washington · 15568 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.03 km SW of Duvall, Washington · 15566 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.42 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15564 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15563 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.84 km WNW of Everett, Washington · 15563 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.92 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15562 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.73 km N of Federal Way, Washington · 15562 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.29 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington · 15560 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.93 km E of Newcastle, Washington · 15559 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.93 km SSW of Quilcene, Washington · 15555 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.63 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15552 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.04 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15552 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.64 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15552 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.34 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 15551 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.48 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington · 15550 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.83 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15610 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.712 km NNE of Ronald, Washington · 15613 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.22 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 15617 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.417 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15617 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.84 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15626 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.65 km E of Tanner, Washington · 15628 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.01 km N of Black Diamond, Washington · 15628 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10168773. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC.