Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km N of Waterville, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km N of Waterville, Washington on Fri, Dec 7, 1984, 2:36 AM PST (10:36 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 2 km ESE of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-07 10:36:58 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.724° N, 120.073° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15259 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.52 km SE of Entiat, Washington · 15259 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.615 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15256 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15255 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.616 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15254 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.714 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15254 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15252 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.814 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.813 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.315 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.113 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.812 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.78 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.318 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 15225 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.64 km ESE of Entiat, Washington · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.817 km S of Ephrata, Washington · 15210 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 3.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.99 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.314 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15207 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.315 km NW of Vantage, Washington · 15207 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.67 km WNW of Quincy, Washington · 15205 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.810 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15272 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.913 km NNW of Vantage, Washington · 15290 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.6Washington · 15293 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.89 km SW of Roslyn, Washington · 15293 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10181593. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.