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M1.6 earthquake 14 km SSE of Kittitas, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Kittitas, Washington on Wed, Mar 7, 1984, 6:52 AM PST (14:52 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 1 km WSW of Selah, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-03-07 14:52:32 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.861° N, 120.347° 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 27.0 km horizontally, 38.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km WSW of Selah, Washington · 15538 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.84 km NE of Tampico, Washington · 15537 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.9Washington · 15531 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.9Washington · 15530 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.111 km N of Sunnyslope, Washington · 15528 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.77 km SW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15523 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.25 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15521 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.67 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 15520 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.92 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15507 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.313 km ENE of Sunnyslope, Washington · 15504 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.111 km E of Kittitas, Washington · 15495 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.08 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15493 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.72 km NW of Tieton, Washington · 15488 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.820 km SSW of Prosser, Washington · 15485 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 15540 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.95 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15547 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.54 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15549 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.612 km ENE of Naches, Washington · 15550 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.06 km NE of Waterville, Washington · 15552 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15555 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.38 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15556 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.513 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15557 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.64 km W of South Wenatchee, Washington · 15559 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.823 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15562 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.620 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 15565 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.83 km WSW of Cowiche, Washington · 15568 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.819 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 15568 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10172738. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.