Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km N of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km N of Belfair, Washington on Wed, Jun 15, 1983, 10:45 PM PDT (05:45 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km ENE of Tanner, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-06-16 05:45:50 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.523° N, 122.817° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km SW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15807 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.15 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15806 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.616 km SW of Alder, Washington · 15805 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.83 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 15804 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.04 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 15800 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.51 km E of Roosevelt, Washington · 15798 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.07 km E of Carnation, Washington · 15797 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.51 km ESE of Martha Lake, Washington · 15795 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.32 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15794 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.51 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15791 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.45 km ENE of Chehalis, Washington · 15790 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.45 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 15788 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.00 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15786 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.84 km NNE of Fall City, Washington · 15786 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.72 km SSE of Browns Point, Washington · 15786 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.82 km ESE of Maltby, Washington · 15785 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.31 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 15784 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.87 km SSE of Verlot, Washington · 15778 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.67 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15775 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.25 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 15773 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.110 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15772 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.64 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15768 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.03 km SW of Chico, Washington · 15767 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.62 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15767 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.82 km SSW of Browns Point, Washington · 15766 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.31 km N of Seabeck, Washington · 15763 days ago · 48 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.11 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15763 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.812 km ESE of McCleary, Washington · 15763 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.75 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 15761 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.54 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15759 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15756 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 3.17 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 15754 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.02 km WSW of Burley, Washington · 15752 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km E of Ault Field, Washington · 15811 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.76 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 15814 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.62 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.64 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15818 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.74 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 15819 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.53 km SW of Baring, Washington · 15820 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.03 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15821 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.14 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15821 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.92 km WNW of Vashon, Washington · 15821 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.02 km W of Port Angeles East, Washington · 15822 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15825 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.44 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 15825 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.13 km W of Redmond, Washington · 15825 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.911 km NW of Coupeville, Washington · 15825 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.018 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15830 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.81 km ENE of Suquamish, Washington · 15831 days ago · 53 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.00 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15831 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.08 km SW of Index, Washington · 15832 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.53 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 15834 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.71 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15836 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10160993. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.