Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km E of Ault Field, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km E of Ault Field, Washington on Wed, Jun 15, 1983, 5:21 AM PDT (12:21 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km NNW of Verlot, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-06-15 12:21:47 UTC
Depth
22.9 km (14.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.340° N, 122.595° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km NW of Concrete, Washington · 15812 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.78 km N of Belfair, Washington · 15812 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.15 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15808 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.113 km S of Chilliwack, Canada · 15802 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.57 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15801 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.51 km E of Roosevelt, Washington · 15800 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.07 km E of Carnation, Washington · 15798 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.127 km ESE of Glacier, Washington · 15797 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.51 km ESE of Martha Lake, Washington · 15797 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.32 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15796 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.89 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 15793 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.51 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15792 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.13 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15791 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.95 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15791 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.78 km N of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15790 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.45 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 15790 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.00 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15787 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.84 km NNE of Fall City, Washington · 15787 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.82 km ESE of Maltby, Washington · 15786 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.54 km NNW of Verlot, Washington · 15784 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.87 km SSE of Verlot, Washington · 15779 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.67 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15776 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.217 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 15776 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.110 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15774 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.64 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15769 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.03 km SW of Chico, Washington · 15768 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.55 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15765 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.31 km N of Seabeck, Washington · 15764 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.11 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15764 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.76 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 15762 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.75 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 15762 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.54 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15760 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15757 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.512 km NE of Index, Washington · 15813 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.87 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15815 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.64 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15819 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.74 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 15821 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.03 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15822 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.14 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15822 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.92 km WNW of Vashon, Washington · 15822 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.02 km W of Port Angeles East, Washington · 15824 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15826 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.13 km W of Redmond, Washington · 15826 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.911 km NW of Coupeville, Washington · 15827 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.81 km ENE of Suquamish, Washington · 15832 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.320 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington · 15833 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.08 km SW of Index, Washington · 15834 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.53 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.71 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15837 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.81 km SE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15837 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.51 km W of Machias, Washington · 15838 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.111 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15839 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.07 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 15839 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10160783. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:36 PM UTC.