Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2 km SE of Shoreline, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Shoreline, Washington on Mon, Dec 17, 1984, 2:39 PM PST (22:39 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 0 km N of Woodway, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-17 22:39:08 UTC
Depth
18.2 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.743° N, 122.322° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
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: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 15253 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.75 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 15252 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.20 km N of Woodway, Washington · 15251 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.74 km NNW of Bryant, Washington · 15246 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.814 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 15246 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15239 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.20 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15235 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.73 km NW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15233 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.74 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 15233 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.64 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15232 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.74 km ENE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 15232 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.32 km ENE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 15231 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.86 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 15230 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.58 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15230 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.38 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 15229 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.48 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.921 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 15227 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.73 km E of Hobart, Washington · 15221 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.53 km E of Edison, Washington · 15220 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.74 km NNE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15219 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.65 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 15217 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.25 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 15217 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.65 km E of Lake Bosworth, Washington · 15215 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.34 km E of Edison, Washington · 15214 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.75 km ENE of Big Lake, Washington · 15214 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.93 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15213 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.73 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15211 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.79 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15208 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.55 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15208 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.60 km WNW of Everett, Washington · 15207 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.77 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 15207 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.76 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15206 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15206 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.510 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15206 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.815 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.81 km SE of Maplewood, Washington · 15201 days ago · 46 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.03 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 15201 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.93 km WSW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15200 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.59 km WNW of Shelton, Washington · 15199 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.55 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15194 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.96 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15254 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.62 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15254 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.25 km W of Home, Washington · 15254 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.50 km NW of Carnation, Washington · 15255 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.91 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 15255 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.51 km W of Southworth, Washington · 15262 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.72 km E of Kirkland, Washington · 15271 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.26 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15271 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.815 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15272 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.91 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15277 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.27 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15277 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.735 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 15277 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.84 km S of Bell Hill, Washington · 15280 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.31 km ENE of Hamilton, Washington · 15281 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.01 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 15281 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10183038. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.