Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington on Wed, Feb 2, 1983, 7:05 AM PST (15:05 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 2 km WSW of Chehalis, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-02-02 15:05:54 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.062° N, 121.923° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15937 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.22 km WSW of Chehalis, Washington · 15935 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.51 km WSW of Echo Lake, Washington · 15935 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.01 km SW of Port Orchard, Washington · 15933 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.413 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15933 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.613 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15933 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.93 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15930 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.67 km W of Mossyrock, Washington · 15929 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.913 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15928 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.74 km W of Vashon, Washington · 15924 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.53 km SSW of Puyallup, Washington · 15924 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.921 km S of Morton, Washington · 15919 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.85 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15918 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.63 km NW of White Center, Washington · 15916 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.11 km W of Crocker, Washington · 15915 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.61 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 15914 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.25 km N of Startup, Washington · 15913 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 15912 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15911 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.136 km S of Morton, Washington · 15909 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.92 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15909 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15909 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15908 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15908 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15907 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15907 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.92 km NNW of Skykomish, Washington · 15907 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15906 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15906 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.65 km N of North Sultan, Washington · 15905 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15904 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15904 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.82 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15903 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15902 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.04 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 15902 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.17 km S of Onalaska, Washington · 15902 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.81 km WNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 15902 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.03 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15901 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.53 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 15900 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.34 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 15900 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.94 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15900 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 15897 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.78 km S of Onalaska, Washington · 15897 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15895 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 15894 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.35 km WNW of Meadowdale, Washington · 15894 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.83 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15888 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.82 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15888 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.11 km S of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15887 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.714 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15886 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.97 km S of Onalaska, Washington · 15884 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15883 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.112 km NW of Morton, Washington · 15882 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.61 km N of Ames Lake, Washington · 15881 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15880 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.710 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15878 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 15938 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15938 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.74 km S of Seattle, Washington · 15939 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.210 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 15940 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.911 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 15940 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.711 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 15941 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.75 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15941 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15941 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.96 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15941 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.70 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15941 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.89 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 15946 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.06 km E of Carbonado, Washington · 15947 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.64 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15948 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.924 km S of Morton, Washington · 15953 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.010 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 15954 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.717 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 15954 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15955 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.610 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15956 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.26 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15958 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.510 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 15958 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10148528. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.