Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington on Wed, Feb 2, 1983, 12:42 AM PST (08:42 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 9 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-02-02 08:42:30 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.363° N, 122.337° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 15938 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.22 km WSW of Chehalis, Washington · 15935 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.51 km WSW of Echo Lake, Washington · 15935 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.01 km SW of Port Orchard, Washington · 15933 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.93 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15930 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.67 km W of Mossyrock, Washington · 15929 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.716 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15929 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.913 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15927 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.74 km W of Vashon, Washington · 15924 days ago · 50 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.53 km SSW of Puyallup, Washington · 15923 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.427 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 15920 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15919 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.85 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15918 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.016 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 15918 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.00 km WNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15917 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.11 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15917 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.63 km NW of White Center, Washington · 15915 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.11 km W of Crocker, Washington · 15915 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.61 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 15914 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.70 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 15913 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.25 km N of Startup, Washington · 15912 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.92 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15909 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.917 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15908 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.92 km NNW of Skykomish, Washington · 15906 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.65 km N of North Sultan, Washington · 15905 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.82 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15902 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.04 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 15902 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.17 km S of Onalaska, Washington · 15901 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.81 km WNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 15901 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.013 km E of Verlot, Washington · 15901 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.03 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15901 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.53 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 15900 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.34 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 15899 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.94 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15899 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15895 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.35 km WNW of Meadowdale, Washington · 15893 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.83 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15888 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.82 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15888 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.11 km S of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15887 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.714 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15886 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15884 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.97 km S of Onalaska, Washington · 15884 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.112 km NW of Morton, Washington · 15882 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.61 km N of Ames Lake, Washington · 15881 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.710 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15878 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.74 km S of Seattle, Washington · 15938 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.210 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 15940 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.911 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 15940 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.711 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 15940 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.75 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15940 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.96 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15941 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.70 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15941 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.55 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 15941 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.06 km E of Carbonado, Washington · 15947 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.64 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15948 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.717 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 15953 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.610 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15956 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.26 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15957 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.510 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 15958 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.01 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15959 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.91 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15959 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.01 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 15959 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.61 km ESE of Port Townsend, Washington · 15960 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.825 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15960 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.96 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 15961 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10148458. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC.