Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 1 km NNW of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Belfair, Washington on Tue, Jul 5, 1983, 7:42 PM PDT (02:42 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 11 km W of Port Ludlow, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-07-06 02:42:25 UTC
Depth
24.5 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.461° N, 122.835° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
7

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45 km ENE of Chehalis, Washington · 15790 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.45 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 15788 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.00 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15786 days ago · 55 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.84 km NNE of Fall City, Washington · 15786 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.72 km SSE of Browns Point, Washington · 15786 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.82 km ESE of Maltby, Washington · 15785 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.31 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 15784 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.67 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15775 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.25 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 15773 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.110 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15772 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.210 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 15770 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.64 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15768 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.03 km SW of Chico, Washington · 15767 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.62 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15767 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.82 km SSW of Browns Point, Washington · 15766 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.31 km N of Seabeck, Washington · 15763 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.11 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15763 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.812 km ESE of McCleary, Washington · 15763 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.75 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 15761 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.54 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15759 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15756 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 3.17 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 15754 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.02 km WSW of Burley, Washington · 15752 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15746 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15746 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.711 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 15746 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15738 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 3.911 km W of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15737 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.62 km SSE of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 15737 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.53 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15734 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.03 km NNE of Camano, Washington · 15733 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.91 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 15732 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.55 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15731 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.32 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15794 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.51 km ESE of Martha Lake, Washington · 15795 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.07 km E of Carnation, Washington · 15797 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.51 km E of Roosevelt, Washington · 15798 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.04 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 15800 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.83 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 15804 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.616 km SW of Alder, Washington · 15805 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.15 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15806 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.82 km SW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15807 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.78 km N of Belfair, Washington · 15810 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.65 km E of Ault Field, Washington · 15811 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.76 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 15814 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.62 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.74 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 15819 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10156933. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC.