M2.5 earthquake 7 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington on Thu, Jan 27, 1983, 10:36 PM PST (06:36 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-28 06:36:09 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.759° N, 120.055° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 95°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.74 km SSW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15935 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.64 km WSW of Wenatchee, Washington · 15930 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.74 km SW of Wenatchee, Washington · 15924 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.68 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15912 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.88 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15909 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.92 km NNW of Skykomish, Washington · 15907 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.32 km S of Chelan, Washington · 15885 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
Before
- 1.84 km NE of Brewster, Washington · 15946 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.29 km N of Sunnyslope, Washington · 15957 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.68 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15958 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.77 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.59 km N of Granite Falls, Washington · 15964 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.83 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15970 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10153388. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.