Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km WSW of Wenatchee, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Wenatchee, Washington on Thu, Feb 10, 1983, 11:46 AM PST (19:46 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 4 km SW of Wenatchee, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-02-10 19:46:46 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.402° N, 120.361° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
116°
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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km SW of Wenatchee, Washington · 15924 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.68 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15913 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.88 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 15910 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.92 km NNW of Skykomish, Washington · 15907 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.32 km S of Chelan, Washington · 15885 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.52 km N of Skykomish, Washington · 15876 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.26 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15875 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.613 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15933 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.413 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15933 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.74 km SSW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15935 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.815 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15940 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.57 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15944 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.84 km NE of Brewster, Washington · 15946 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.89 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 15946 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.29 km N of Sunnyslope, Washington · 15957 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.68 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15958 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10151033. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.