Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km NNE of Ronald, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Ronald, Washington on Sun, Jan 1, 1984, 12:40 AM PST (08:40 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 0 km WSW of Gleed, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-01 08:40:36 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.336° N, 120.937° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km NNE of Kent, Washington · 15609 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15609 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.79 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15608 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.79 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15607 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.67 km NE of Naches, Washington · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.911 km WSW of Tieton, Washington · 15603 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.230 km N of Packwood, Washington · 15603 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.010 km SSE of Nile, Washington · 15602 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.638 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15600 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.013 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15598 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15597 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.013 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15596 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.80 km N of Eschbach, Washington · 15596 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.02 km NE of Gleed, Washington · 15596 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.40 km WSW of Gleed, Washington · 15596 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.98 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington · 15593 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.813 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15592 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.632 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15591 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.912 km E of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15588 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.312 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15585 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15580 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.66 km NE of Waterville, Washington · 15578 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.83 km WSW of Cowiche, Washington · 15576 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.31 km SSW of Crocker, Washington · 15572 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.115 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15570 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.823 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15570 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.37 km SSE of Sultan, Washington · 15568 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.03 km SW of Duvall, Washington · 15567 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.64 km W of South Wenatchee, Washington · 15567 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.513 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15565 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.38 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15564 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15563 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.59 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15563 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.92 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15562 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.06 km NE of Waterville, Washington · 15560 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.93 km E of Newcastle, Washington · 15560 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.612 km ENE of Naches, Washington · 15558 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.54 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15557 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.95 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15555 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.22 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 15618 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.417 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15618 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.37 km NE of Entiat, Washington · 15620 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.65 km E of Tanner, Washington · 15629 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.01 km N of Black Diamond, Washington · 15629 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.96 km SSW of Entiat, Washington · 15634 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.98 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15636 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.74 km SW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15638 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.214 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15640 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.17 km NE of Naches, Washington · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10168228. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.