M1.7 earthquake 3 km NNW of Highland, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Highland, Washington on Fri, Oct 7, 1983, 1:47 AM PDT (08:47 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 20 km S of Royal City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-10-07 08:47:07 UTC
- Depth
- 8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.156° N, 119.136° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 103°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.321 km S of Royal City, Washington · 15687 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.121 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 15687 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.420 km S of Royal City, Washington · 15687 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.512 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 15680 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Wallula, Washington · 15656 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.816 km S of Desert Aire, Washington · 15651 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.815 km WSW of Highland, Washington · 15648 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10166763. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC.