Washington earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 7 km ENE of Tanner, Washington

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Tanner, Washington on Thu, Aug 11, 1983, 6:12 PM PDT (01:12 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-08-12 01:12:58 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.493° N, 121.650° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km WSW of Burley, Washington · 15750 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15744 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15744 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.615 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 15736 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.920 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15736 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15736 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.62 km SSE of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 15735 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.53 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15731 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.91 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 15730 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.227 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 15728 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.65 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 15727 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.81 km WNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15722 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.211 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 15718 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.91 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15718 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.82 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15715 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.712 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15706 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.54 km SSW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15704 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.72 km W of Rosedale, Washington · 15703 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.61 km N of Normandy Park, Washington · 15702 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.99 km SE of Riverbend, Washington · 15700 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.62 km WNW of Keyport, Washington · 15698 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.04 km S of Des Moines, Washington · 15697 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.85 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15697 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 3.05 km WNW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15697 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.52 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15695 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.917 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15695 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15754 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.11 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15761 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.511 km WSW of Cashmere, Washington · 15761 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.31 km N of Seabeck, Washington · 15761 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.55 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15762 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.13 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 15763 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.82 km SSW of Browns Point, Washington · 15764 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.62 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15765 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.03 km SW of Chico, Washington · 15765 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.64 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15765 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.110 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15770 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.25 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 15770 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.514 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15771 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.217 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 15772 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.67 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15773 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.212 km SW of Nile, Washington · 15774 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.87 km SSE of Verlot, Washington · 15775 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.54 km NNW of Verlot, Washington · 15781 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10159063 (also filed as usp0001xm7). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.