Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2 km ESE of Maltby, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Maltby, Washington on Mon, Jul 11, 1983, 7:25 PM PDT (02:25 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 1 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-07-12 02:25:01 UTC
Depth
21.7 km (13.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.798° N, 122.084° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.31 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 15779 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.54 km NNW of Verlot, Washington · 15777 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.87 km SSE of Verlot, Washington · 15772 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.67 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15769 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.217 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 15769 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.25 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 15767 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.110 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15767 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.64 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15762 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.03 km SW of Chico, Washington · 15762 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.62 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15761 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.82 km SSW of Browns Point, Washington · 15760 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.55 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15758 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.31 km N of Seabeck, Washington · 15758 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.11 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15757 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.76 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 15755 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.75 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 15755 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.54 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15753 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.17 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 15748 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.02 km WSW of Burley, Washington · 15746 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15740 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15740 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.711 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 15740 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15732 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 3.911 km W of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15731 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.62 km SSE of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 15731 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.53 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15728 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.03 km NNE of Camano, Washington · 15727 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.91 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 15726 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.55 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15725 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.82 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15724 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.65 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 15724 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km SSE of Browns Point, Washington · 15780 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.84 km NNE of Fall City, Washington · 15780 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.00 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15781 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.45 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 15783 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.78 km N of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15783 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.95 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15784 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.51 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15785 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.89 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 15786 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.32 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15789 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.51 km ESE of Martha Lake, Washington · 15790 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.07 km E of Carnation, Washington · 15791 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.51 km E of Roosevelt, Washington · 15793 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.57 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15794 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.04 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 15794 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.83 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 15798 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.15 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15801 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.82 km SW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15801 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.78 km N of Belfair, Washington · 15805 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.010 km NW of Concrete, Washington · 15805 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.65 km E of Ault Field, Washington · 15805 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10158858. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.