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M1.8 earthquake 9 km ESE of Verlot, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Verlot, Washington on Fri, Oct 14, 1983, 1:44 PM PDT (20:44 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 6 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-14 20:44:38 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.046° N, 121.668° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 19.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
191°, 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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km NNW of Concrete, Washington · 15684 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.53 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 15684 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.63 km S of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15682 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 15681 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.36 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15680 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.71 km NNW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15677 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.02 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15672 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.28 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 15671 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.71 km NNE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 15667 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.55 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15666 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.45 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15666 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.13 km ENE of May Creek, Washington · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.8Washington · 15661 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.65 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 15656 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.94 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 15651 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.73 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 15650 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.07 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15650 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.55 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 15646 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.51 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 15644 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.36 km SE of Black Diamond, Washington · 15640 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.210 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15638 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.98 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15638 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.51 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 15638 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.17 km SSW of La Conner, Washington · 15637 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.3Washington · 15636 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.22 km NW of Deming, Washington · 15636 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.72 km N of Deming, Washington · 15636 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.55 km N of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15634 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.31 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15632 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.98 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15628 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 2.36 km WNW of Edison, Washington · 15687 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.29 km NNW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15688 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.56 km W of Rockport, Washington · 15690 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.52 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15692 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.05 km WNW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15694 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.92 km SW of Alger, Washington · 15694 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.85 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15694 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.04 km S of Des Moines, Washington · 15694 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.62 km WNW of Keyport, Washington · 15695 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.37 km S of Kendall, Washington · 15695 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.16 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 15696 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.46 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.99 km SE of Riverbend, Washington · 15697 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.61 km N of Normandy Park, Washington · 15699 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.17 km NW of Lyman, Washington · 15701 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.712 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15702 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.82 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15712 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10168338. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.