Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km NE of Index, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Index, Washington on Tue, Jun 14, 1983, 9:14 AM PDT (16:14 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 5 km E of Ault Field, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-06-14 16:14:35 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.897° N, 121.437° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km E of Ault Field, Washington · 15806 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.010 km NW of Concrete, Washington · 15805 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.82 km SW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15801 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.15 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15801 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.83 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 15798 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.04 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 15794 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.57 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15794 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.51 km E of Roosevelt, Washington · 15793 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.07 km E of Carnation, Washington · 15791 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.51 km ESE of Martha Lake, Washington · 15790 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.32 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15789 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.18 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15787 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.81 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15786 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.95 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15784 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.78 km N of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15783 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.22 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 15782 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.00 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15781 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.84 km NNE of Fall City, Washington · 15780 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.82 km ESE of Maltby, Washington · 15779 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.54 km NNW of Verlot, Washington · 15778 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.87 km SSE of Verlot, Washington · 15772 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.217 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 15769 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.514 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15768 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.25 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 15767 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.110 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15767 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.59 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15766 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.64 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15762 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.62 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15762 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.77 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 15760 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.55 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15758 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.511 km WSW of Cashmere, Washington · 15758 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.11 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15758 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.64 km S of Entiat, Washington · 15753 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15751 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 3.17 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 15748 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.76 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 15809 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.62 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.76 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15810 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.54 km E of Baring, Washington · 15810 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.011 km SE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15811 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.64 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15812 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.74 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 15814 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.53 km SW of Baring, Washington · 15814 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.03 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15815 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.14 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15815 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.92 km WNW of Vashon, Washington · 15816 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15819 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.44 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 15819 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.13 km W of Redmond, Washington · 15819 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.81 km ENE of Suquamish, Washington · 15825 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.00 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15825 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.320 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington · 15827 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 3.08 km SW of Index, Washington · 15827 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.71 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15831 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.81 km SE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15831 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10160168. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.