Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington on Tue, Jul 3, 1984, 12:35 PM PDT (19:35 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 22 km WNW of Leavenworth, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1984-07-03 19:35:37 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.930° N, 121.828° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 15430 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.03 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15429 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.93 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15429 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.25 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 15425 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.87 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 15424 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.99 km N of Lyman, Washington · 15423 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15423 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.52 km SW of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 15423 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.98 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 15422 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.48 km N of Lyman, Washington · 15419 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.77 km S of Easton, Washington · 15413 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.16 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15411 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.76 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 15409 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.018 km N of Index, Washington · 15404 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.219 km NNE of Index, Washington · 15404 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.51 km N of Fall City, Washington · 15403 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.24 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 15403 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.02 km SSW of Machias, Washington · 15400 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.74 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15400 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.53 km NW of Jamestown, Washington · 15399 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.85 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15399 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.65 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15396 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.03 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 15395 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.92 km NW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15394 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.019 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 15392 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 15391 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.51 km WNW of Redmond, Washington · 15390 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.28 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 15390 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.75 km NW of Dash Point, Washington · 15388 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.54 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15388 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.57 km SW of Camano, Washington · 15387 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.52 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 15387 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.732 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15386 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.72 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15384 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.811 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 15383 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.94 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 15381 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.53 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15380 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 15380 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 3.022 km WNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15378 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.93 km SSW of Vashon, Washington · 15377 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.78 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15377 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.28 km NNW of Ault Field, Washington · 15374 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.610 km E of Acme, Washington · 15374 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.62 km NNW of La Conner, Washington · 15373 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.56 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 15372 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km W of Burley, Washington · 15430 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.07 km NNE of Greenwater, Washington · 15436 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.17 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 15437 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.86 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15441 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.016 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15442 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.92 km SW of Redmond, Washington · 15444 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.05 km WNW of Brinnon, Washington · 15444 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.11 km NW of Klahanie, Washington · 15447 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.36 km W of Rockport, Washington · 15447 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.25 km ENE of Bay View, Washington · 15447 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.81 km WNW of Sammamish, Washington · 15447 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.66 km SE of Edison, Washington · 15449 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.92 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15449 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.85 km SSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15452 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.15 km N of Burlington, Washington · 15454 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.96 km W of Burley, Washington · 15455 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.84 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15457 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.85 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 15457 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.72 km NNW of Alger, Washington · 15458 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.53 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 15459 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10174928. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC.