Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 15 km NW of Vantage, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15 km NW of Vantage, Washington on Sun, Dec 16, 1984, 9:54 AM PST (17:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 16 km NNW of Vantage, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-16 17:54:54 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.059° N, 120.103° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.616 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15254 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.714 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15254 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15252 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.513 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15248 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.624 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.825 km SW of Vantage, Washington · 15233 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.813 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.113 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.812 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.78 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.921 km S of Royal City, Washington · 15227 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.318 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 15225 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.92 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.73 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.16 km S of Ahtanum, Washington · 15215 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.64 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.817 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15210 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 3.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.76 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.99 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15208 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.86 km NW of Desert Aire, Washington · 15208 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.624 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 15207 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15207 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.67 km WSW of Mattawa, Washington · 15207 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15206 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.67 km WNW of Quincy, Washington · 15205 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.13 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15203 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.613 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 15200 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.316 km NW of Benton City, Washington · 15199 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.24 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 15198 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.615 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15256 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.52 km SE of Entiat, Washington · 15258 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.82 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15259 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.58 km N of Waterville, Washington · 15264 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.810 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15272 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10182728. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:36 AM UTC.