M2.1 earthquake 17 km SE of Neilton, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Neilton, Washington on Sat, Nov 17, 1984, 6:09 PM PST (02:09 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 8 km N of Quilcene, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-11-18 02:09:59 UTC
- Depth
- 33.4 km (20.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.298° N, 123.715° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.84 km S of Bell Hill, Washington · 15291 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.88 km S of Central Park, Washington · 15290 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.735 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 15287 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.51 km W of Southworth, Washington · 15272 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.25 km W of Home, Washington · 15264 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.533 km N of Amanda Park, Washington · 15264 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.814 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 15256 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.20 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15245 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.38 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 15239 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.921 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 15238 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10183218. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.