Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington on Sat, Jan 7, 1984, 8:31 AM PST (16:31 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 1 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-07 16:31:50 UTC
Depth
49.9 km (31.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.763° N, 122.837° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
14

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 15599 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.54 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15597 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.83 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15596 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15590 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.38 km WNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 15588 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.16 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15586 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.63 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 15583 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.31 km SSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 15581 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.65 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15580 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.81 km ESE of Enetai, Washington · 15576 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15572 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.74 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15572 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.90 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15570 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.31 km SSW of Crocker, Washington · 15564 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.23 km NNW of Metchosin, Canada · 15561 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.37 km SSE of Sultan, Washington · 15560 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.03 km SW of Duvall, Washington · 15559 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.42 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15557 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15556 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.84 km WNW of Everett, Washington · 15556 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.92 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15555 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.73 km N of Federal Way, Washington · 15555 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.29 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington · 15553 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.93 km E of Newcastle, Washington · 15552 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.012 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 15549 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.93 km SSW of Quilcene, Washington · 15548 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.63 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15545 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.04 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15545 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.64 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15544 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.34 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 15544 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.48 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington · 15543 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.56 km WNW of Tumwater, Washington · 15541 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.65 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 15541 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15601 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.92 km NNE of Kent, Washington · 15601 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.83 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15603 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.75 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15610 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.22 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 15610 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.84 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15619 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.65 km E of Tanner, Washington · 15621 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.61 km SW of Bay View, Washington · 15621 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.62 km SSW of Bay View, Washington · 15621 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.01 km N of Black Diamond, Washington · 15621 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10169338. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.