Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km E of Maple Valley, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km E of Maple Valley, Washington on Sun, May 1, 1983, 6:34 PM PDT (01:34 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 5 km N of Port Ludlow, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-02 01:34:52 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.395° N, 122.023° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.75 km N of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15849 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.74 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 15846 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.67 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 15846 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15846 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.29 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.90 km SW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15843 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.022 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.61 km E of Indianola, Washington · 15842 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.53 km WSW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15841 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.52 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 15840 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.57 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15840 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.14 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15839 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.83 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 15835 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.03 km SSW of Southworth, Washington · 15835 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.07 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 15832 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.51 km W of Machias, Washington · 15831 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.812 km S of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15831 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.81 km SE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15830 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.71 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15830 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.53 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 15828 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 3.08 km SW of Index, Washington · 15826 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.00 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15825 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.81 km ENE of Suquamish, Washington · 15825 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.018 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15824 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.015 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15822 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 3.13 km W of Redmond, Washington · 15819 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.44 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 15819 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15819 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.92 km WNW of Vashon, Washington · 15815 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.14 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15815 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.03 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15815 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.53 km SW of Baring, Washington · 15814 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.74 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 15813 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.64 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15812 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.011 km SE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15811 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.54 km E of Baring, Washington · 15810 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.62 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.76 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 15808 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.512 km NE of Index, Washington · 15806 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.78 km N of Belfair, Washington · 15804 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.82 km SW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15801 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.15 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15801 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.616 km SW of Alder, Washington · 15799 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.83 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 15798 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.04 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 15794 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.57 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15793 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.51 km E of Roosevelt, Washington · 15792 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.07 km E of Carnation, Washington · 15791 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.521 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 15851 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.55 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15851 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.014 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 15852 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.921 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 15853 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.79 km W of Gorst, Washington · 15854 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.74 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.81 km NW of Silver Firs, Washington · 15858 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.716 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15860 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.60 km NNE of Bothell West, Washington · 15860 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.78 km SSW of Baring, Washington · 15860 days ago · 85 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.94 km NE of Camano, Washington · 15861 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.810 km S of Darrington, Washington · 15865 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.51 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 15867 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 15871 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.71 km S of Lakeland North, Washington · 15872 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.812 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 15873 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.95 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15874 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.98 km NE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15874 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.76 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15874 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.82 km NNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15874 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10153248. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC.