Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km NNE of Waterville, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Waterville, Washington on Thu, Nov 3, 1983, 8:19 AM PST (16:19 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 9 km WNW of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-03 16:19:01 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.702° N, 120.025° 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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15662 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.711 km NW of Okanogan, Washington · 15660 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.54 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15660 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.00 km NE of Roslyn, Washington · 15656 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.314 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 15643 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.813 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15636 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.74 km SW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15630 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.98 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15628 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.96 km SSW of Entiat, Washington · 15626 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.910 km ENE of Mansfield, Washington · 15618 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.37 km NE of Entiat, Washington · 15612 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.712 km NNE of Ronald, Washington · 15606 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km N of Waterville, Washington · 15666 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.28 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 15671 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 15672 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.64 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15679 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.13 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15680 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.52 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15683 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.69 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 15684 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.023 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 15690 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.54 km N of Entiat, Washington · 15691 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10165758. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.