Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km N of Selah, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km N of Selah, Washington on Mon, Nov 14, 1983, 2:58 AM PST (10:58 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-14 10:58:17 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.679° N, 120.524° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
171°
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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Washington · 15653 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.81 km ESE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.21 km ENE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.30 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.12 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.64 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 15653 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.01 km ESE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.70 km W of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.43 km ENE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.52 km W of Selah, Washington · 15653 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.23 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15652 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.922 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15652 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.34 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15651 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.34 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15649 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.24 km SSW of White Swan, Washington · 15645 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.34 km SSE of White Swan, Washington · 15644 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.816 km S of Desert Aire, Washington · 15642 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.32 km ESE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 15636 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.17 km NE of Naches, Washington · 15634 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.214 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15632 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.74 km SW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15630 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.98 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15628 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.711 km ESE of Prosser, Washington · 15620 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.530 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 15619 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.712 km NNE of Ronald, Washington · 15605 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.79 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15600 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.79 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15599 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.67 km NE of Naches, Washington · 15596 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.911 km WSW of Tieton, Washington · 15595 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.230 km N of Packwood, Washington · 15595 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.010 km SSE of Nile, Washington · 15594 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.00 km NE of Roslyn, Washington · 15656 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.420 km E of Packwood, Washington · 15662 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.28 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 15670 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.512 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 15671 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.420 km S of Royal City, Washington · 15678 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.121 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 15678 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.321 km S of Royal City, Washington · 15678 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.13 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15680 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10167488. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.