Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington on Sat, Jan 7, 1984, 2:10 AM PST (10:10 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 11 km WSW of Tieton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-07 10:10:47 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.520° N, 120.599° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km NE of Naches, Washington · 15596 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.911 km WSW of Tieton, Washington · 15595 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.010 km SSE of Nile, Washington · 15594 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.638 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15592 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15590 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.80 km N of Eschbach, Washington · 15588 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.02 km NE of Gleed, Washington · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.40 km WSW of Gleed, Washington · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.818 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 15586 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.98 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington · 15585 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.813 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15584 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.632 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15583 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.912 km E of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15580 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.312 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15577 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.818 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 15574 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15572 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.66 km NE of Waterville, Washington · 15570 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.83 km WSW of Cowiche, Washington · 15568 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.115 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15562 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.37 km SSE of Sultan, Washington · 15560 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.64 km W of South Wenatchee, Washington · 15559 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.513 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15557 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.38 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15556 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15555 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.59 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15555 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.92 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15555 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.06 km NE of Waterville, Washington · 15552 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.612 km ENE of Naches, Washington · 15550 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.54 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15549 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.95 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15547 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.55 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 15540 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15601 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15601 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.811 km NW of Soap Lake, Washington · 15604 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.712 km NNE of Ronald, Washington · 15605 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.417 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15610 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.37 km NE of Entiat, Washington · 15612 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.910 km ENE of Mansfield, Washington · 15618 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.65 km E of Tanner, Washington · 15621 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.96 km SSW of Entiat, Washington · 15626 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.98 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15628 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10169293. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.