Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km NE of Waterville, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Waterville, Washington on Sun, Feb 5, 1984, 1:54 AM PST (09:54 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 8 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1984-02-05 09:54:18 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.692° N, 120.024° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km W of South Wenatchee, Washington · 15571 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.513 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15570 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.38 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15569 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.59 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15568 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.06 km NE of Waterville, Washington · 15565 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.54 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15561 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.95 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15560 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.55 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 15552 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.614 km SSE of Kittitas, Washington · 15551 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.111 km N of Sunnyslope, Washington · 15540 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.77 km SW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15536 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.25 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15534 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.67 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 15533 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 2.312 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15590 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.912 km E of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15592 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.632 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15596 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.813 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15596 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.98 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington · 15597 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.818 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 15598 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.413 km ESE of Okanogan, Washington · 15601 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.638 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15605 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.79 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15612 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10173858. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.