Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km NNW of Waterville, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Waterville, Washington on Thu, Jun 30, 1983, 6:53 PM PDT (01:53 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 8 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-07-01 01:53:45 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.700° N, 120.089° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15787 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.81 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15786 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.74 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15784 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.22 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 15781 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.514 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15768 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.56 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 15766 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.59 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15765 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.913 km NE of Mattawa, Washington · 15763 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.77 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 15760 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.511 km WSW of Cashmere, Washington · 15757 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.64 km S of Entiat, Washington · 15753 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.812 km SW of Methow, Washington · 15740 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.640 km WSW of Twisp, Washington · 15734 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.937 km WSW of Winthrop, Washington · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.76 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 15810 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10154753. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.