Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3 km E of Cle Elum, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km E of Cle Elum, Washington on Tue, Oct 18, 1983, 2:53 AM PDT (09:53 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 1 km ESE of Gleed, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-10-18 09:53:42 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.199° N, 120.896° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
61°
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: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15689 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.71 km NNW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15686 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 15682 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.28 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 15680 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.86 km N of Waterville, Washington · 15675 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.77 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15674 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.13 km ENE of May Creek, Washington · 15672 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.420 km E of Packwood, Washington · 15672 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.89 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15671 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.54 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15669 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.00 km NE of Roslyn, Washington · 15666 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.73 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15666 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.65 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 15665 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.62 km N of Selah, Washington · 15663 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.9Washington · 15663 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.81 km ESE of Gleed, Washington · 15663 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.21 km ENE of Gleed, Washington · 15663 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.30 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15663 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.12 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15663 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.64 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 15663 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.01 km ESE of Gleed, Washington · 15663 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.70 km W of Gleed, Washington · 15663 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.43 km ENE of Gleed, Washington · 15663 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.52 km W of Selah, Washington · 15663 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.23 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15662 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.922 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15662 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.34 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15661 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.34 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15659 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.24 km SSW of White Swan, Washington · 15655 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.34 km SSE of White Swan, Washington · 15654 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.36 km SE of Black Diamond, Washington · 15649 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.98 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15647 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.32 km ESE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 15646 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.813 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15646 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.17 km NE of Naches, Washington · 15644 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 3.214 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15642 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.74 km SW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15639 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.98 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15638 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.96 km SSW of Entiat, Washington · 15636 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 3.01 km N of Black Diamond, Washington · 15631 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.65 km E of Tanner, Washington · 15630 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 15690 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.52 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15692 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.69 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15693 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.54 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15700 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.917 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15701 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.63 km S of Ahtanum, Washington · 15702 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.05 km WNW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15703 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.43 km SSE of Ahtanum, Washington · 15703 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.99 km SE of Riverbend, Washington · 15706 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.68 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15709 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.013 km N of Quincy, Washington · 15709 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.54 km SSW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15710 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.712 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15712 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.125 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 15712 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.15 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 15713 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.55 km WSW of Waterville, Washington · 15718 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10169603. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.