Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1 km W of Crocker, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km W of Crocker, Washington on Fri, Feb 25, 1983, 1:52 AM PST (09:52 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 5 km N of Startup, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-02-25 09:52:47 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.080° N, 122.118° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
11

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 87.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10153018. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.