Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km WNW of Lofall, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Lofall, Washington on Wed, Sep 26, 1984, 4:31 AM PDT (11:31 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 1 km N of Bay View, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-09-26 11:31:19 UTC
Depth
50.9 km (31.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.829° N, 122.752° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
16

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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km S of Bell Hill, Washington · 15336 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.71 km N of Bay View, Washington · 15336 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.18 km E of Verlot, Washington · 15331 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.53 km ESE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15329 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.84 km W of Gorst, Washington · 15328 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.53 km ENE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15324 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.914 km SE of Verlot, Washington · 15323 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.53 km SSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15323 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.33 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15322 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.17 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15321 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.52 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 15321 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.70 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 15315 days ago · 46 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.74 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15313 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.95 km W of Burley, Washington · 15309 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.611 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15308 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.92 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 15306 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.11 km SE of Big Lake, Washington · 15306 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.03 km S of Woodway, Washington · 15304 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.54 km NE of Mukilteo, Washington · 15298 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.93 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15294 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.91 km E of Brier, Washington · 15293 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.62 km N of Lakeland South, Washington · 15287 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.74 km NNW of Bryant, Washington · 15285 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.92 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 15285 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.73 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15285 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.117 km SE of Neilton, Washington · 15284 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.01 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 15282 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.31 km ENE of Hamilton, Washington · 15281 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.84 km S of Bell Hill, Washington · 15281 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.59 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15280 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.735 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 15278 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.27 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15277 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.91 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15277 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.13 km S of South Prairie, Washington · 15338 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.16 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 15341 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.39 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 15341 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.70 km NE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 15343 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.81 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15344 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.72 km E of Sammamish, Washington · 15344 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.06 km SW of Camano, Washington · 15344 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.93 km WNW of Bryant, Washington · 15352 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.71 km N of Lake Ketchum, Washington · 15356 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.22 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 15357 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.812 km WNW of Greenwater, Washington · 15358 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.74 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15358 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.21 km NW of White Center, Washington · 15358 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.59 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15358 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.56 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 15363 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.62 km NNW of La Conner, Washington · 15364 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.28 km NNW of Ault Field, Washington · 15366 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10213673. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.