Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km N of Yakima, WA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km N of Yakima, WA on Tue, May 22, 1984, 12:39 AM PDT (07:39 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 1 km E of Gleed, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-05-22 07:39:48 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.624° N, 120.505° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.61 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15452 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.812 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15434 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.02 km SW of West Richland, Washington · 15426 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.524 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15422 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.71 km E of Mattawa, Washington · 15418 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.87 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 15418 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.514 km WSW of Cliffdell, Washington · 15415 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.87 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 15415 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.716 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 15415 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.914 km WSW of Cliffdell, Washington · 15412 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.16 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 15412 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.77 km S of Easton, Washington · 15404 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km SE of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15468 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.516 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 15474 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.820 km SSW of Prosser, Washington · 15485 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.72 km NW of Tieton, Washington · 15488 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.08 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15493 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10176608. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.