M3.0 earthquake 12 km SW of Tonasket, Washington
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Tonasket, Washington on Mon, Apr 25, 1983, 8:48 AM PDT (15:48 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-04-25 15:48:20 UTC
- Depth
- 7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.630° N, 119.567° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 297°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.98 km SSW of Tonasket, Washington · 15851 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.74 km W of Tonasket, Washington · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10166348. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC.