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M1.8 earthquake 7 km SE of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Deming, Washington on Sun, Mar 6, 1983, 10:31 AM PST (18:31 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 13 km E of Verlot, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-03-06 18:31:10 UTC
Depth
-1.2 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.788° N, 122.139° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
284°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km N of North Sultan, Washington · 15906 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.013 km E of Verlot, Washington · 15901 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.22 km E of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15900 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.25 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15887 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.33 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 15884 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.71 km S of Bay View, Washington · 15877 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.93 km NW of Rockport, Washington · 15877 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.715 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 15875 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.82 km NNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15874 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.76 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 15872 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.73 km SSE of Pitt Meadows, Canada · 15869 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.810 km S of Darrington, Washington · 15865 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.719 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15863 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.18 km WSW of White Rock, Canada · 15862 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.94 km NE of Camano, Washington · 15861 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.23 km S of Bay View, Washington · 15859 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.012 km S of Glacier, Washington · 15859 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.55 km NNE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15855 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.85 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15855 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.95 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15854 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.017 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 15853 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.55 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15851 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.99 km NNE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15850 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.75 km N of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15849 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15847 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 15907 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.52 km ESE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15911 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.70 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 15914 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.11 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15917 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.00 km WNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15917 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15920 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10151128. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.