Washington earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 2 km W of Fall City, Washington

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km W of Fall City, Washington on Thu, Mar 3, 1983, 7:38 AM PST (15:38 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-03-03 15:38:00 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.565° N, 121.920° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.917 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15908 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.92 km NNW of Skykomish, Washington · 15906 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.65 km N of North Sultan, Washington · 15905 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.82 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15903 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.04 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 15902 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.81 km WNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 15901 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.013 km E of Verlot, Washington · 15901 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.03 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15901 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.53 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 15900 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.22 km E of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15900 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.34 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 15900 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.94 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15900 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15895 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.35 km WNW of Meadowdale, Washington · 15893 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.83 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15888 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.82 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15888 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.11 km S of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15887 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.714 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15886 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15884 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.61 km N of Ames Lake, Washington · 15881 days ago · 69 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.710 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15878 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.80 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15877 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.913 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15876 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15876 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.52 km N of Skykomish, Washington · 15875 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 15874 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.82 km NNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15874 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.76 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15874 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.95 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15873 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.812 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 15872 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.71 km S of Lakeland North, Washington · 15872 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 15870 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.78 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 15869 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.88 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15868 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.51 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 15867 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.810 km S of Darrington, Washington · 15864 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.94 km NE of Camano, Washington · 15861 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.78 km SSW of Baring, Washington · 15860 days ago · 85 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.60 km NNE of Bothell West, Washington · 15860 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.716 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15859 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.81 km NW of Silver Firs, Washington · 15858 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.55 km NNE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15855 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.85 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15855 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.74 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.79 km W of Gorst, Washington · 15854 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.95 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15853 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.921 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 15853 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.017 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 15853 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.014 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.55 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15851 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.521 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.61 km E of Maple Valley, Washington · 15849 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.75 km N of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15849 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.88 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15909 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.52 km ESE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15911 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.68 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15912 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.25 km N of Startup, Washington · 15912 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.70 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 15913 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.61 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 15914 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.11 km W of Crocker, Washington · 15915 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.63 km NW of White Center, Washington · 15915 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.11 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15917 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.00 km WNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15917 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.016 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 15918 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.85 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15918 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15919 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.53 km SSW of Puyallup, Washington · 15923 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.74 km W of Vashon, Washington · 15924 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.913 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15928 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.716 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15929 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.93 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15930 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.613 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15933 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.413 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15933 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10149498 (also filed as usp0001teq). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:22 AM UTC.