M1.8 earthquake 15 km SSW of Vantage, Washington
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Vantage, Washington on Mon, Jan 31, 1983, 9:20 AM PST (17:20 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-31 17:20:58 UTC
- Depth
- 1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.823° N, 120.081° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.74 km SSW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15935 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.413 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15934 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.613 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15934 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.64 km WSW of Wenatchee, Washington · 15930 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.74 km SW of Wenatchee, Washington · 15924 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.68 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15913 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.88 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15910 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10154228. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.