Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km N of Ames Lake, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km N of Ames Lake, Washington on Wed, Mar 30, 1983, 7:40 PM PST (03:40 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-03-31 03:40:02 UTC
Depth
69.2 km (43.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.646° N, 121.966° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 2.710 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15878 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.80 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15877 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.71 km S of Bay View, Washington · 15877 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.93 km NW of Rockport, Washington · 15877 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.913 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15876 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15876 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.52 km N of Skykomish, Washington · 15875 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 15874 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.715 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 15874 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.82 km NNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15874 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.76 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15874 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.95 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15873 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.71 km S of Lakeland North, Washington · 15872 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 15870 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.51 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 15867 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.810 km S of Darrington, Washington · 15865 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.94 km NE of Camano, Washington · 15861 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.78 km SSW of Baring, Washington · 15860 days ago · 85 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.60 km NNE of Bothell West, Washington · 15860 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.716 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15859 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.23 km S of Bay View, Washington · 15859 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.81 km NW of Silver Firs, Washington · 15858 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.55 km NNE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15855 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.85 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15855 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.74 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.79 km W of Gorst, Washington · 15854 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.95 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15853 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.921 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 15853 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.017 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 15853 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.014 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.55 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15851 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.521 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.813 km SSW of Bell Hill, Washington · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.61 km E of Maple Valley, Washington · 15849 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.75 km N of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15849 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15847 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.74 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 15846 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.67 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 15846 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15846 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.29 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.90 km SW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15843 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.022 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 15842 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.61 km E of Indianola, Washington · 15842 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.53 km WSW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15840 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.52 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 15840 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.57 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15840 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.14 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15839 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.83 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 15835 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.03 km SSW of Southworth, Washington · 15835 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.07 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 15832 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.51 km W of Machias, Washington · 15830 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.812 km S of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15830 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.81 km SE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15830 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.71 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15830 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.53 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 15828 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 3.08 km SW of Index, Washington · 15826 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.320 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington · 15826 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.00 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15825 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.81 km ENE of Suquamish, Washington · 15824 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.018 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15824 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.33 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 15884 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15885 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.714 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15886 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.11 km S of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15887 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.82 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15888 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.83 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15888 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.35 km WNW of Meadowdale, Washington · 15894 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15895 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.94 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15900 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.34 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 15900 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.22 km E of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15900 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.53 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 15900 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.03 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15901 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.013 km E of Verlot, Washington · 15901 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.81 km WNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 15901 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.04 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 15902 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.82 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15903 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.65 km N of North Sultan, Washington · 15905 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.92 km NNW of Skykomish, Washington · 15906 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.917 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15908 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10157463. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.