Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km S of Monroe, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km S of Monroe, Washington on Sat, Jan 22, 1983, 3:42 PM PST (23:42 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km E of Carbonado, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-22 23:42:10 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.815° N, 121.960° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.06 km E of Carbonado, Washington · 15946 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.55 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 15941 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.70 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15941 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.96 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15941 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.75 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15940 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.87 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 15939 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.913 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15939 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.74 km S of Seattle, Washington · 15938 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.64 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 15938 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.09 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 15937 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.51 km WSW of Echo Lake, Washington · 15934 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.01 km SW of Port Orchard, Washington · 15933 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.93 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15930 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.716 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15929 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.913 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15927 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.74 km W of Vashon, Washington · 15924 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.53 km SSW of Puyallup, Washington · 15923 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15919 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.85 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15918 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.016 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 15918 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.00 km WNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15917 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.11 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15917 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.63 km NW of White Center, Washington · 15915 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.11 km W of Crocker, Washington · 15915 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.61 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 15913 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.70 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 15913 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.25 km N of Startup, Washington · 15912 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.52 km ESE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15911 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.92 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15908 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.917 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15908 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.92 km NNW of Skykomish, Washington · 15906 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.65 km N of North Sultan, Washington · 15905 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.82 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15902 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.04 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 15902 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.81 km WNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 15901 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.013 km E of Verlot, Washington · 15901 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.03 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15901 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.53 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 15900 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.22 km E of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15900 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.34 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 15899 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.94 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15899 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15895 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.35 km WNW of Meadowdale, Washington · 15893 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.610 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15956 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.26 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15957 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.01 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15959 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.91 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15959 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.01 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 15959 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.61 km ESE of Port Townsend, Washington · 15959 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.96 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 15961 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.00 km NE of Normandy Park, Washington · 15967 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.70 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15968 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.42 km S of Buckley, Washington · 15970 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.69 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 15972 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.42 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 15972 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.011 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15972 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.68 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 15972 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.94 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15973 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.210 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 15973 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.33 km SW of Chico, Washington · 15973 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.19 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 15974 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.06 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 15978 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10152263. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC.