Washington earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 10 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington on Sat, Apr 2, 1983, 7:43 PM PST (03:43 UTC), 12 km (7 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
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-04-03 03:43:43 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.612° N, 121.759° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.80 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15887 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.93 km NW of Rockport, Washington · 15886 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.913 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15886 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15885 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.52 km N of Skykomish, Washington · 15885 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 15884 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.82 km NNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15883 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.76 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15883 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.95 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15883 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.71 km S of Lakeland North, Washington · 15882 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 15880 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.78 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 15879 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.88 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15878 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.51 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 15877 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.810 km S of Darrington, Washington · 15874 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.94 km NE of Camano, Washington · 15870 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.78 km SSW of Baring, Washington · 15869 days ago · 85 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.60 km NNE of Bothell West, Washington · 15869 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.716 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15869 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.81 km NW of Silver Firs, Washington · 15867 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.55 km NNE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15865 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.85 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15864 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.74 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 15863 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.79 km W of Gorst, Washington · 15863 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.95 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15863 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.921 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 15862 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.017 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 15862 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.014 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 15861 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.55 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15861 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.521 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 15860 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.61 km E of Maple Valley, Washington · 15859 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.75 km N of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15858 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.74 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 15856 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.67 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 15855 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15855 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.29 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.90 km SW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15853 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.022 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 15852 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.61 km E of Indianola, Washington · 15852 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.53 km WSW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15850 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.52 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 15849 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.57 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15849 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.14 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15849 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.83 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 15845 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.03 km SSW of Southworth, Washington · 15844 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.07 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 15841 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.51 km W of Machias, Washington · 15840 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.812 km S of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15840 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.81 km SE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15839 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.71 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15839 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.53 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 15838 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 3.08 km SW of Index, Washington · 15836 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.320 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington · 15835 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.00 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15834 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.81 km ENE of Suquamish, Washington · 15834 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.018 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15833 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.015 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15831 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 3.13 km W of Redmond, Washington · 15828 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.44 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 15828 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 1.61 km N of Ames Lake, Washington · 15891 days ago · 69 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15894 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.714 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15895 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.11 km S of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15897 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.82 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15898 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.83 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15898 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.35 km WNW of Meadowdale, Washington · 15903 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15905 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.94 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15909 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.34 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 15909 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.22 km E of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15909 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.53 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 15910 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.03 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15910 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.013 km E of Verlot, Washington · 15910 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.81 km WNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 15911 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.04 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 15912 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.82 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15912 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.65 km N of North Sultan, Washington · 15915 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.92 km NNW of Skykomish, Washington · 15916 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.917 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15918 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

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