Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11 km E of Kittitas, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km E of Kittitas, Washington on Fri, Apr 20, 1984, 9:51 AM PST (17:51 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 1 km E of Gleed, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-04-20 17:51:44 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.982° N, 120.264° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15492 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.72 km NW of Tieton, Washington · 15487 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.17 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15476 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.516 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 15473 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.62 km SE of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15468 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.12 km N of Yakima, WA · 15463 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.93 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 15457 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.95 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 15454 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.61 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15452 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.76 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15445 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.43 km SW of Warden, Washington · 15438 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.06 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15504 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.313 km ENE of Sunnyslope, Washington · 15504 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.92 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15506 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.67 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 15520 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.25 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15521 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.77 km SW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15523 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10174493. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.