Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km WSW of Cashmere, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Cashmere, Washington on Tue, Aug 2, 1983, 3:21 AM PDT (10:21 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km ENE of Tanner, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-08-02 10:21:08 UTC
Depth
-0.0 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.497° N, 120.612° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 33.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km S of Entiat, Washington · 15762 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.17 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 15756 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.812 km SW of Methow, Washington · 15749 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.640 km WSW of Twisp, Washington · 15742 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.937 km WSW of Winthrop, Washington · 15742 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.94 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15734 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.411 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 15723 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.56 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 15723 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.66 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 15723 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.55 km WSW of Waterville, Washington · 15717 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.15 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 15712 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.712 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15711 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.54 km SSW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15709 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.013 km N of Quincy, Washington · 15708 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.68 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15708 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.77 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 15768 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.62 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15770 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.913 km NE of Mattawa, Washington · 15772 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.59 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15774 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.56 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 15775 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.110 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15775 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.514 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15776 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.217 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 15777 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.212 km SW of Nile, Washington · 15779 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.84 km NNE of Fall City, Washington · 15789 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.22 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 15790 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.74 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15793 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.81 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15794 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.18 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15795 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10156508. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.