Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km E of Tanner, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km E of Tanner, Washington on Sun, Apr 15, 1984, 3:56 PM PST (23:56 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 5 km W of Burley, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-04-15 23:56:26 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.474° N, 121.556° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km E of Grapeview, Washington · 15506 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.60 km E of Medina, Washington · 15506 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.57 km NE of Verlot, Washington · 15506 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.72 km SSW of Everett, Washington · 15503 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.08 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15500 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.92 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 15495 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15495 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.37 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 15492 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.710 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 15491 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 15491 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.13 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 15490 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.86 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 15490 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.72 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 15490 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.15 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 15489 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.514 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15488 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.74 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15487 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.78 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 15482 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.314 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 15478 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.14 km E of Machias, Washington · 15477 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.62 km SE of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15475 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.66 km SW of Baring, Washington · 15474 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.710 km E of Eatonville, Washington · 15474 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.81 km W of Hobart, Washington · 15473 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.94 km NE of Vashon, Washington · 15473 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.64 km NNW of Verlot, Washington · 15461 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 3.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 15459 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 15459 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.51 km ENE of West Lake Stevens, Washington · 15458 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.53 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 15457 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.918 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15456 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.85 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 15455 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.84 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15455 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.96 km W of Burley, Washington · 15453 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.85 km SSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15450 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.29 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15448 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.115 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15448 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.92 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15447 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 15510 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.14 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 15510 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.72 km SW of Issaquah, Washington · 15511 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.85 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15513 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.016 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15514 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.54 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15515 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.15 km SE of Monroe, Washington · 15516 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.510 km S of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15516 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.93 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15518 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 15524 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.24 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 15524 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.82 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 15524 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.023 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15528 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.67 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 15529 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.91 km WNW of Keyport, Washington · 15530 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.77 km SW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15530 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15531 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.01 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 15533 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.91 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15535 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.511 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 15535 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10174098. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.