Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington on Sat, Jan 21, 1984, 5:52 AM PST (13:52 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 12 km WSW of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-21 13:52:28 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.999° N, 120.310° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15584 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.912 km E of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15580 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.312 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15577 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.619 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 15571 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.66 km NE of Waterville, Washington · 15571 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.819 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 15568 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.83 km WSW of Cowiche, Washington · 15568 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.620 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 15566 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.823 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15562 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.64 km W of South Wenatchee, Washington · 15559 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.513 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15558 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.38 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15557 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.59 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15556 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.06 km NE of Waterville, Washington · 15553 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.612 km ENE of Naches, Washington · 15550 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.54 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15549 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.95 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15548 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.55 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 15540 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.614 km SSE of Kittitas, Washington · 15539 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.81 km WSW of Selah, Washington · 15539 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.84 km NE of Tampico, Washington · 15537 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.9Washington · 15531 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.9Washington · 15531 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.111 km N of Sunnyslope, Washington · 15528 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.40 km WSW of Gleed, Washington · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.02 km NE of Gleed, Washington · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.80 km N of Eschbach, Washington · 15588 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.010 km SSE of Nile, Washington · 15595 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.230 km N of Packwood, Washington · 15595 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.911 km WSW of Tieton, Washington · 15596 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.67 km NE of Naches, Washington · 15596 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.79 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15599 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.79 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15601 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.811 km NW of Soap Lake, Washington · 15604 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.712 km NNE of Ronald, Washington · 15606 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.37 km NE of Entiat, Washington · 15612 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10171923. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.