Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km SSW of Vantage, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Vantage, Washington on Fri, Nov 2, 1984, 5:36 PM PST (01:36 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 15 km NNW of Vantage, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-11-03 01:36:19 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.819° N, 120.084° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Washington · 15304 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.89 km SW of Roslyn, Washington · 15299 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.913 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15296 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.810 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15278 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.82 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15265 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.52 km SE of Entiat, Washington · 15265 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.615 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15262 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15261 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.616 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15260 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.714 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15260 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15258 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.513 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15254 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.1Washington · 15306 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15307 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.617 km SE of Prosser, Washington · 15333 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10180818. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC.