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M2.4 earthquake 5 km ENE of Chehalis, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Chehalis, Washington on Wed, Jul 6, 1983, 4:51 PM PDT (23:51 UTC), 52 km (33 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-07-06 23:51:46 UTC
Depth
52.5 km (32.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.679° N, 122.902° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15782 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.72 km SSE of Browns Point, Washington · 15779 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15778 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.31 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 15778 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.612 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 15773 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15769 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.67 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15769 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.210 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 15764 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.19 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 15761 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.48 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 15761 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.38 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 15761 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.82 km SSW of Browns Point, Washington · 15760 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.13 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 15758 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.812 km ESE of McCleary, Washington · 15756 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.212 km S of Pe Ell, Washington · 15755 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15755 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.02 km WSW of Burley, Washington · 15746 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.539 km S of Morton, Washington · 15743 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15740 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15740 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15732 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.920 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15732 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.91 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 15725 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.227 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 15723 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 15784 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.51 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15784 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15785 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15785 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15786 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15791 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15793 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15794 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.832 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 15794 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15795 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.117 km S of Morton, Washington · 15797 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.616 km SW of Alder, Washington · 15798 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15799 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.82 km SW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15800 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.78 km N of Belfair, Washington · 15804 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15805 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15806 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15807 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15807 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.76 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 15808 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10157518. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC.