Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 16 km S of Desert Aire, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16 km S of Desert Aire, Washington on Thu, Nov 24, 1983, 11:16 PM PST (07:16 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km ESE of Terrace Heights, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

Desert Aire forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-25 07:16:34 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.533° N, 119.903° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815 km WSW of Highland, Washington · 15639 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.32 km ESE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 15637 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.17 km NE of Naches, Washington · 15634 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.214 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15632 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.711 km ESE of Prosser, Washington · 15620 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.530 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 15619 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.67 km NE of Naches, Washington · 15596 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.911 km WSW of Tieton, Washington · 15595 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.010 km SSE of Nile, Washington · 15594 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.80 km N of Eschbach, Washington · 15588 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.02 km NE of Gleed, Washington · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.40 km WSW of Gleed, Washington · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.98 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington · 15585 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.34 km SSE of White Swan, Washington · 15644 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.24 km SSW of White Swan, Washington · 15645 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.34 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15649 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.34 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15651 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.23 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15653 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.52 km W of Selah, Washington · 15653 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.43 km ENE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.70 km W of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.01 km ESE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.64 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 15653 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.12 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.30 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.21 km ENE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.81 km ESE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.9Washington · 15653 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.62 km N of Selah, Washington · 15653 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.73 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.512 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 15671 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10169738. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.