Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington on Mon, Feb 7, 1983, 1:04 AM PST (09:04 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 3 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-02-07 09:04:55 UTC
Depth
-1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.059° N, 120.993° 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 0.1 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15930 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.64 km WSW of Wenatchee, Washington · 15929 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.913 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15928 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.74 km SW of Wenatchee, Washington · 15923 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.11 km W of Crocker, Washington · 15915 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.61 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 15914 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.68 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15912 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.88 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15909 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.92 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15909 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.92 km NNW of Skykomish, Washington · 15906 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.82 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15903 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.04 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 15902 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.03 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15901 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.94 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15900 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.83 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15888 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.82 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15888 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.11 km S of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15887 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.714 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15886 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.61 km N of Ames Lake, Washington · 15881 days ago · 69 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.710 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15878 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.913 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15876 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.52 km N of Skykomish, Washington · 15875 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 15874 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.413 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15933 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.74 km SSW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15934 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.09 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 15938 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.815 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15940 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.75 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15940 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15941 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.96 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15941 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.89 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 15946 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.06 km E of Carbonado, Washington · 15947 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.010 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 15953 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.29 km N of Sunnyslope, Washington · 15956 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.15 km SW of Harrah, Washington · 15957 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.26 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15958 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.510 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 15958 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.68 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15958 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.01 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 15959 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.77 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.825 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15960 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10150298. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC.