Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km ENE of Prescott, Oregon

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Prescott, Oregon on Sat, May 26, 1984, 5:00 AM PDT (12:00 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km N of West Longview, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-05-26 12:00:15 UTC
Depth
18.6 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.095° N, 122.750° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
157°
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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km ESE of Yacolt, Washington · 15458 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.75 km N of West Longview, Washington · 15450 days ago · 52 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.916 km NE of Woodland, Washington · 15447 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15442 days ago · -2 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.29 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15441 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15437 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15435 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15433 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15433 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15432 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15431 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15430 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15430 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15428 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.616 km NNE of Onalaska, Washington · 15421 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15418 days ago · -2 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15415 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.711 km SSW of Pe Ell, Washington · 15412 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.814 km S of Morton, Washington · 15408 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15406 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15405 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15403 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15401 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15401 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15401 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15401 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.710 km E of Eatonville, Washington · 15467 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15467 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15470 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.314 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 15470 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.5Washington · 15471 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15471 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15471 days ago · -2 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15471 days ago · -2 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15474 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15475 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.012 km S of Morton, Washington · 15479 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 15484 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10177098. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.