M2.1 earthquake 5 km SW of Harrah, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Harrah, Washington on Fri, Jan 14, 1983, 9:53 AM PST (17:53 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-14 17:53:37 UTC
- Depth
- 13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.366° N, 120.597° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 153°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.010 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 15953 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.89 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 15946 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15941 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.815 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15940 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.413 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15933 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.613 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15933 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10150153. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.