M2.2 earthquake 6 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington on Wed, Apr 6, 1983, 4:07 AM PST (12:07 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-04-06 12:07:46 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.751° N, 120.015° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 74°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.78 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 15876 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.88 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15875 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.85 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15845 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.124 km NW of Soap Lake, Washington · 15834 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10154503. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC.