Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km E of Carnation, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km E of Carnation, Washington on Wed, Jun 29, 1983, 11:01 AM PDT (18:01 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-06-29 18:01:38 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.660° N, 121.818° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km ESE of Martha Lake, Washington · 15789 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.32 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15788 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.18 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15786 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.51 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15784 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.95 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15783 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.45 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 15782 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.00 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15780 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.84 km NNE of Fall City, Washington · 15780 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.72 km SSE of Browns Point, Washington · 15780 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.82 km ESE of Maltby, Washington · 15778 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.54 km NNW of Verlot, Washington · 15777 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.87 km SSE of Verlot, Washington · 15771 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.67 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15769 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.217 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 15768 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.25 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 15766 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.110 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15766 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.64 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15761 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.03 km SW of Chico, Washington · 15761 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.62 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15761 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.82 km SSW of Browns Point, Washington · 15760 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.55 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15758 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.31 km N of Seabeck, Washington · 15757 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.511 km WSW of Cashmere, Washington · 15757 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.11 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15757 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.75 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 15755 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.54 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15753 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 3.17 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 15747 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.02 km WSW of Burley, Washington · 15746 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15740 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15740 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.920 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15732 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15732 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 3.911 km W of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15731 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.62 km SSE of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 15731 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km E of Roosevelt, Washington · 15792 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.57 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15793 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.04 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 15793 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.83 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 15797 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.15 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15800 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.82 km SW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15801 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.78 km N of Belfair, Washington · 15804 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.65 km E of Ault Field, Washington · 15805 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.512 km NE of Index, Washington · 15806 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.76 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 15808 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.62 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.54 km E of Baring, Washington · 15810 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.011 km SE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15811 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.64 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15811 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.74 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 15813 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.53 km SW of Baring, Washington · 15814 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.03 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15814 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.14 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15814 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.92 km WNW of Vashon, Washington · 15815 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15818 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10165828. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.