Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km N of Skykomish, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km N of Skykomish, Washington on Tue, Apr 5, 1983, 4:41 PM PST (00:41 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km W of Redmond, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-04-06 00:41:57 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.727° N, 121.364° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
233°, 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: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 15886 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.82 km NNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15885 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.76 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15885 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.95 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15885 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.71 km S of Lakeland North, Washington · 15884 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 15882 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.78 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 15881 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.88 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15880 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.51 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 15878 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.810 km S of Darrington, Washington · 15876 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.94 km NE of Camano, Washington · 15872 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.78 km SSW of Baring, Washington · 15871 days ago · 85 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.60 km NNE of Bothell West, Washington · 15871 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.716 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15871 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.81 km NW of Silver Firs, Washington · 15869 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.55 km NNE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15866 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.85 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15866 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.95 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15865 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.921 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 15864 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.017 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 15864 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.014 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 15863 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.55 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15862 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.521 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 15862 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.61 km E of Maple Valley, Washington · 15861 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.74 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 15858 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15857 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.29 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.90 km SW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15854 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.022 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.61 km E of Indianola, Washington · 15853 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.53 km WSW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15852 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.52 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 15851 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.85 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15850 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.03 km SSW of Southworth, Washington · 15846 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.07 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 15843 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.51 km W of Machias, Washington · 15842 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.812 km S of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15842 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.81 km SE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15841 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.71 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15841 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 3.08 km SW of Index, Washington · 15838 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.320 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington · 15837 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.00 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15836 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.81 km ENE of Suquamish, Washington · 15836 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.018 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15835 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.015 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15833 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 3.13 km W of Redmond, Washington · 15830 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.44 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 15830 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15830 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15887 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.913 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15887 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.93 km NW of Rockport, Washington · 15888 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.80 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15888 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.710 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15890 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.61 km N of Ames Lake, Washington · 15893 days ago · 69 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15896 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.714 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15897 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.11 km S of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15898 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.82 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15900 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.83 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15900 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.35 km WNW of Meadowdale, Washington · 15905 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15907 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.94 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15911 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.34 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 15911 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.03 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15912 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.013 km E of Verlot, Washington · 15912 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.81 km WNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 15913 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.04 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 15913 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.82 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15914 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10154448. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:33 PM UTC.