Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Washington on Wed, May 23, 1984, 12:46 AM PDT (07:46 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 21 km ENE of Moses Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-05-23 07:46:46 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.839° N, 119.287° 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 1.8 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 15459 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.95 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 15456 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.76 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15447 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.94 km NNE of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15430 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.421 km ENE of Moses Lake, Washington · 15424 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.98 km N of Waterville, Washington · 15419 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.06 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15411 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.95 km ENE of Entiat, Washington · 15410 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.03 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 15410 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.121 km ENE of Moses Lake, Washington · 15409 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.519 km W of Nespelem Community, Washington · 15478 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.17 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15478 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10176743. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.