Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km WSW of Burley, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Burley, Washington on Sat, Aug 13, 1983, 9:10 AM PDT (16:10 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 6 km WNW of Wauna, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-08-13 16:10:02 UTC
Depth
19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.407° N, 122.662° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15740 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15740 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.711 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 15740 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.920 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15732 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15731 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.911 km W of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15731 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.62 km SSE of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 15731 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.53 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15727 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.03 km NNE of Camano, Washington · 15726 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.91 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 15725 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.55 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15724 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.82 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15724 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.227 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 15723 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.65 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 15723 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.95 km WNW of Tumwater, Washington · 15721 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.81 km WNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15718 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.05 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15715 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.211 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 15714 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.91 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15713 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.82 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15711 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.712 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15702 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.72 km W of Rosedale, Washington · 15699 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.61 km N of Normandy Park, Washington · 15698 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.99 km SE of Riverbend, Washington · 15696 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.914 km SW of Alder, Washington · 15694 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.62 km WNW of Keyport, Washington · 15694 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.04 km S of Des Moines, Washington · 15693 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.85 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15693 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 3.05 km WNW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15693 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.52 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15691 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.917 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15691 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.87 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15686 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 3.17 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 15747 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.54 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15753 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.75 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 15755 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.812 km ESE of McCleary, Washington · 15756 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.11 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15757 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.31 km N of Seabeck, Washington · 15757 days ago · 48 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.82 km SSW of Browns Point, Washington · 15760 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.62 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15761 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.03 km SW of Chico, Washington · 15761 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.64 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15761 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.210 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 15764 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.110 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15766 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.25 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 15766 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.67 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15769 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.87 km SSE of Verlot, Washington · 15771 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10159538. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.