Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington on Sun, May 29, 1983, 6:47 AM PDT (13:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km WSW of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-29 13:47:38 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.015° N, 120.885° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
16

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km SW of Baring, Washington · 15814 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.011 km SE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15811 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.54 km E of Baring, Washington · 15810 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.76 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15810 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.76 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 15808 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.82 km SW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15801 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.04 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 15794 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.722 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15790 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.86 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 15790 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.18 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15787 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.81 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15786 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.74 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15784 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.020 km SW of Tampico, Washington · 15784 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.22 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 15781 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.84 km NNE of Fall City, Washington · 15780 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.612 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 15773 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.212 km SW of Nile, Washington · 15770 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.514 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15768 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.09 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 15767 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.25 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 15767 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.56 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 15766 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.59 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15765 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.913 km NE of Mattawa, Washington · 15763 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.018 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15824 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.00 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15825 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.812 km S of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15831 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.85 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15839 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.711 km WSW of Tieton, Washington · 15839 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.57 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15840 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.022 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.29 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.12 km NW of Terrace Heights, Washington · 15846 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.61 km E of Maple Valley, Washington · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.521 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 15851 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10170193. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.