Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 8 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington on Sat, Mar 3, 1984, 8:22 AM PST (16:22 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 1 km SW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-03-03 16:22:18 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.913° N, 122.430° 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, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 15541 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.15 km W of Burley, Washington · 15538 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.12 km ENE of Burley, Washington · 15538 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.515 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15537 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.04 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15537 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.017 km E of Verlot, Washington · 15536 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.616 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15535 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.713 km SE of Metchosin, Canada · 15533 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.71 km SW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 15532 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.68 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15532 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.94 km ENE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15532 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.66 km W of Rockport, Washington · 15531 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.4Washington · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.94 km S of Lyman, Washington · 15530 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.52 km SW of Chico, Washington · 15529 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.511 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 15528 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.91 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15527 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.25 km S of Concrete, Washington · 15527 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.01 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 15526 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.722 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 15525 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15524 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.93 km W of Blyn, Washington · 15524 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.91 km WNW of Keyport, Washington · 15523 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.67 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 15522 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.94 km S of Union, Washington · 15518 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.82 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 15517 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.24 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 15517 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 15517 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.34 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 15515 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.93 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15511 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.510 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15509 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.15 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 15508 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.54 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15508 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.35 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15504 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.72 km SW of Issaquah, Washington · 15504 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.14 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 15503 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.93 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 15503 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.014 km E of Tanner, Washington · 15500 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.82 km E of Grapeview, Washington · 15499 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.60 km E of Medina, Washington · 15499 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.57 km NE of Verlot, Washington · 15499 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.72 km SSW of Everett, Washington · 15496 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.09 km E of Orcas, Washington · 15492 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.73 km S of Alger, Washington · 15490 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.92 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 15488 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.96 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 15486 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.711 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 15486 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.66 km NW of Burlington, Washington · 15486 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.37 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 15485 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.710 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 15484 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.34 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 15543 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.64 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15544 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.04 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15545 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.63 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15545 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.93 km SSW of Quilcene, Washington · 15548 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.012 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 15549 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.93 km E of Newcastle, Washington · 15552 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.29 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington · 15552 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.73 km N of Federal Way, Washington · 15554 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.92 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15555 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.84 km WNW of Everett, Washington · 15556 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15556 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.42 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15556 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.03 km SW of Duvall, Washington · 15559 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.37 km SSE of Sultan, Washington · 15560 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.23 km NNW of Metchosin, Canada · 15561 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.115 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15563 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.31 km SSW of Crocker, Washington · 15564 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.90 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15569 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.74 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15572 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away

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