Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km SSE of Browns Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Browns Point, Washington on Sun, Jul 10, 1983, 12:37 PM PDT (19:37 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 2 km ESE of Maltby, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-07-10 19:37:40 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.279° N, 122.430° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km ESE of Maltby, Washington · 15778 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.31 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 15778 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.87 km SSE of Verlot, Washington · 15771 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.67 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15769 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.25 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 15766 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.110 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15766 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.210 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 15764 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.64 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15761 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.03 km SW of Chico, Washington · 15761 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.62 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15761 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.82 km SSW of Browns Point, Washington · 15760 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.13 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 15759 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.31 km N of Seabeck, Washington · 15757 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.11 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15757 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.812 km ESE of McCleary, Washington · 15756 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.17 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 15747 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.02 km WSW of Burley, Washington · 15746 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15740 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15740 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.615 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 15732 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.920 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15732 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15732 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 3.911 km W of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15731 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.62 km SSE of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 15731 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.53 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15727 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.91 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 15726 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.227 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 15724 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.65 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 15723 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.95 km WNW of Tumwater, Washington · 15721 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.84 km NNE of Fall City, Washington · 15780 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.00 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15780 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.45 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 15782 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.45 km ENE of Chehalis, Washington · 15783 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.51 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15784 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.32 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15788 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.51 km ESE of Martha Lake, Washington · 15789 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.07 km E of Carnation, Washington · 15791 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.51 km E of Roosevelt, Washington · 15792 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.04 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 15793 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.117 km S of Morton, Washington · 15797 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.83 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 15797 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.616 km SW of Alder, Washington · 15798 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.15 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15800 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.82 km SW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15801 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.78 km N of Belfair, Washington · 15804 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.76 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 15808 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.62 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10158578. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.