M2.6 earthquake 24 km WNW of Forks, Washington
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 24 km WNW of Forks, Washington on Fri, Jul 15, 1983, 1:15 PM PDT (20:15 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 20 km NNW of Forks, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-07-15 20:15:37 UTC
- Depth
- 40.3 km (25.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.031° N, 124.695° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 2.0 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 204°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10159693. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.