Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km SE of Carbonado, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Carbonado, Washington on Thu, Oct 6, 1983, 5:50 PM PDT (00:50 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 10 km NNW of Belfair, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-07 00:50:14 UTC
Depth
-1.2 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.950° N, 121.913° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15691 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15690 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.87 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15686 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.520 km S of Morton, Washington · 15684 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.53 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 15684 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.310 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15683 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15681 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 15681 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.13 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15680 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.71 km NNW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15677 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.55 km SW of Morton, Washington · 15674 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.02 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15672 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15667 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.71 km NNE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.026 km S of Morton, Washington · 15666 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.420 km E of Packwood, Washington · 15662 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15658 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.00 km NE of Roslyn, Washington · 15656 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.65 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 15655 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 15653 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.922 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15652 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.94 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 15651 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.73 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 15650 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15650 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.138 km S of Morton, Washington · 15648 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15645 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15645 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15645 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.835 km S of Morton, Washington · 15644 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.8Washington · 15640 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.36 km SE of Black Diamond, Washington · 15640 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15639 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15639 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15638 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15638 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15638 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.98 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15638 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.17 km NE of Naches, Washington · 15634 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 3.214 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15632 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15632 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.31 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15631 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 3.05 km WNW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15693 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.04 km S of Des Moines, Washington · 15694 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.914 km SW of Alder, Washington · 15695 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.219 km S of Morton, Washington · 15696 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.99 km SE of Riverbend, Washington · 15696 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15697 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.61 km N of Normandy Park, Washington · 15698 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.72 km W of Rosedale, Washington · 15699 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.625 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 15701 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.712 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15702 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.125 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 15702 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.025 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 15704 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15709 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.310 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15713 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.211 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 15714 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.823 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15716 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.238 km S of Morton, Washington · 15717 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10166728. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.