Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 0 km W of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 0 km W of Quilcene, Washington on Thu, Oct 18, 1984, 3:00 AM PDT (10:00 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 5 km W of Burley, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-10-18 10:00:50 UTC
Depth
46.2 km (28.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.824° N, 122.886° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
17

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 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15312 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.95 km W of Burley, Washington · 15308 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.611 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15308 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.92 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 15306 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.11 km SE of Big Lake, Washington · 15305 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.03 km S of Woodway, Washington · 15303 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.54 km NE of Mukilteo, Washington · 15297 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.93 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15294 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.91 km E of Brier, Washington · 15292 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.62 km N of Lakeland South, Washington · 15286 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.74 km NNW of Bryant, Washington · 15284 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.92 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 15284 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.73 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15284 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.117 km SE of Neilton, Washington · 15283 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.01 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 15281 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.84 km S of Bell Hill, Washington · 15280 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.59 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15279 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.735 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 15277 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.27 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15277 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.91 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15277 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.26 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15271 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.72 km E of Kirkland, Washington · 15271 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.51 km W of Southworth, Washington · 15262 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.50 km NW of Carnation, Washington · 15255 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 3.25 km W of Home, Washington · 15254 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.533 km N of Amanda Park, Washington · 15254 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.52 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 15320 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.17 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15321 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.33 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15322 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.53 km SSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15323 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.914 km SE of Verlot, Washington · 15323 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.53 km ENE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15323 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.84 km W of Gorst, Washington · 15327 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.53 km ESE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15328 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.18 km E of Verlot, Washington · 15330 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.71 km N of Bay View, Washington · 15335 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.56 km S of Bell Hill, Washington · 15335 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.67 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 15336 days ago · 51 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.13 km S of South Prairie, Washington · 15337 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.16 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 15340 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.39 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 15340 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.70 km NE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 15342 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.81 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15343 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.72 km E of Sammamish, Washington · 15344 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.06 km SW of Camano, Washington · 15344 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10183073. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.