Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km W of Entiat, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km W of Entiat, Washington on Thu, Dec 1, 1983, 2:51 AM PST (10:51 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 14 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-12-01 10:51:48 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.664° N, 120.386° 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, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17 km NE of Naches, Washington · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.214 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15641 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.74 km SW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15638 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.98 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15637 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.96 km SSW of Entiat, Washington · 15635 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.65 km E of Tanner, Washington · 15629 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.910 km ENE of Mansfield, Washington · 15627 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.37 km NE of Entiat, Washington · 15621 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.417 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.712 km NNE of Ronald, Washington · 15614 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.811 km NW of Soap Lake, Washington · 15613 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.79 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15609 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.79 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.638 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15601 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.818 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 15595 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.98 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington · 15594 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.813 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15593 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.632 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 15592 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.912 km E of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15589 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.312 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15586 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 2.314 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 15651 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.00 km NE of Roslyn, Washington · 15665 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.54 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15668 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.89 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15670 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.13 km ENE of May Creek, Washington · 15671 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.77 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15673 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.86 km N of Waterville, Washington · 15674 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10167953. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.