Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km NE of Vashon, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Vashon, Washington on Sat, May 19, 1984, 5:47 PM PDT (00:47 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-05-20 00:47:30 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.481° N, 122.423° 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
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
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: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.115 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 15470 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 15465 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.64 km NNW of Verlot, Washington · 15461 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 15459 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 15459 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.51 km ENE of West Lake Stevens, Washington · 15458 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.53 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 15457 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.918 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15457 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.85 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 15456 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.84 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15455 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.96 km W of Burley, Washington · 15453 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.85 km SSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15450 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.29 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15448 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.115 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15448 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.92 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15448 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.81 km WNW of Sammamish, Washington · 15445 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.11 km NW of Klahanie, Washington · 15445 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 3.05 km WNW of Brinnon, Washington · 15443 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.92 km SW of Redmond, Washington · 15442 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.016 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15440 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.86 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15439 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.321 km WNW of Skokomish, Washington · 15438 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.53 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 15436 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.17 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 15435 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.07 km NNE of Greenwater, Washington · 15434 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.64 km W of Burley, Washington · 15428 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.616 km NNE of Onalaska, Washington · 15428 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.65 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 15428 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.16 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 15428 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.25 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 15423 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.87 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 15422 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15421 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.52 km SW of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 15421 days ago · 50 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.98 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 15421 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.39 km W of Belfair, Washington · 15421 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km W of Hobart, Washington · 15474 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.710 km E of Eatonville, Washington · 15474 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.66 km SW of Baring, Washington · 15474 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.14 km E of Machias, Washington · 15478 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.314 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 15478 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 15481 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.78 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 15482 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.19 km NNW of Carlsborg, Washington · 15485 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.74 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15487 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.514 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15488 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.15 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 15489 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.94 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 15490 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.72 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 15490 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.86 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 15490 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.13 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 15490 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 15491 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.710 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 15491 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.37 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 15492 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.711 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 15493 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15495 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10176343. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.