Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 1 km ENE of Suquamish, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km ENE of Suquamish, Washington on Thu, May 26, 1983, 6:43 PM PDT (01:43 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 11 km NW of Coupeville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-27 01:43:57 UTC
Depth
52.6 km (32.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.734° N, 122.537° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km NW of Coupeville, Washington · 15819 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.13 km W of Redmond, Washington · 15818 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.44 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 15818 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15818 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.02 km W of Port Angeles East, Washington · 15816 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.92 km WNW of Vashon, Washington · 15815 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.14 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15815 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.03 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15814 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.53 km SW of Baring, Washington · 15814 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.74 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 15813 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.64 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15811 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.54 km E of Baring, Washington · 15810 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.62 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.76 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 15808 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.512 km NE of Index, Washington · 15806 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.65 km E of Ault Field, Washington · 15805 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.78 km N of Belfair, Washington · 15804 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.82 km SW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15801 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.15 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15800 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.83 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 15797 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.04 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 15794 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.57 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15793 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.51 km E of Roosevelt, Washington · 15792 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.07 km E of Carnation, Washington · 15791 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.51 km ESE of Martha Lake, Washington · 15789 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.32 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15788 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.89 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 15785 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.51 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15784 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.95 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15783 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.78 km N of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15783 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.45 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 15782 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.00 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15780 days ago · 55 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.84 km NNE of Fall City, Washington · 15780 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.72 km SSE of Browns Point, Washington · 15780 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.82 km ESE of Maltby, Washington · 15778 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.31 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 15778 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.54 km NNW of Verlot, Washington · 15777 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.87 km SSE of Verlot, Washington · 15772 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.67 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15769 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.217 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 15768 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.25 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 15766 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.110 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15766 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.00 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15825 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.08 km SW of Index, Washington · 15826 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.53 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 15828 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.71 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15830 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.81 km SE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15830 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.812 km S of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15830 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.51 km W of Machias, Washington · 15830 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.07 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 15832 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.03 km SSW of Southworth, Washington · 15835 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.83 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 15835 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.14 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15839 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.52 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 15840 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.53 km WSW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15840 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.61 km E of Indianola, Washington · 15842 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.90 km SW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15843 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.29 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15846 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.67 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 15846 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.74 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 15846 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15847 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10168998. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC.