Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km S of Des Moines, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km S of Des Moines, Washington on Tue, Oct 4, 1983, 3:01 PM PDT (22:01 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 5 km WNW of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-04 22:01:51 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.363° N, 122.332° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15694 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.05 km WNW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15694 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.52 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15692 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.917 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15692 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.87 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15687 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.89 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15685 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.53 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 15684 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.310 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15684 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 15681 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.71 km NNW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15677 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.55 km SW of Morton, Washington · 15675 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.02 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15673 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 4.36 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 15667 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.71 km NNE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 15667 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.55 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15667 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.13 km ENE of May Creek, Washington · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.65 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 15656 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.922 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15653 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.94 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 15652 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.73 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 15651 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.07 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15650 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.51 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 15645 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.36 km SE of Black Diamond, Washington · 15640 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.210 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15639 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.98 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15639 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.67 km S of River Road, Washington · 15638 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.51 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 15638 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.612 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 15637 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km WNW of Keyport, Washington · 15695 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.914 km SW of Alder, Washington · 15695 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.99 km SE of Riverbend, Washington · 15697 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.61 km N of Normandy Park, Washington · 15699 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.72 km W of Rosedale, Washington · 15700 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.712 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15703 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.82 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15712 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.91 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15715 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.211 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 15715 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.81 km WNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15719 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.95 km WNW of Tumwater, Washington · 15722 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.65 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 15724 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10165613. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.