Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 4 km SSW of White Swan, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of White Swan, Washington on Mon, Nov 21, 1983, 4:39 PM PST (00:39 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 4 km SSE of White Swan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-22 00:39:19 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.341° N, 120.748° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.34 km SSE of White Swan, Washington · 15645 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.816 km S of Desert Aire, Washington · 15642 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.32 km ESE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 15637 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.17 km NE of Naches, Washington · 15634 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.214 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15632 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.711 km ESE of Prosser, Washington · 15620 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.530 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 15619 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.67 km NE of Naches, Washington · 15596 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.911 km WSW of Tieton, Washington · 15595 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.230 km N of Packwood, Washington · 15595 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.010 km SSE of Nile, Washington · 15594 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.80 km N of Eschbach, Washington · 15588 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.02 km NE of Gleed, Washington · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.40 km WSW of Gleed, Washington · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.34 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15649 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.34 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15651 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.922 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15652 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.23 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15653 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.52 km W of Selah, Washington · 15653 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.43 km ENE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.70 km W of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.01 km ESE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.64 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 15653 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.12 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.30 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.21 km ENE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.81 km ESE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.9Washington · 15653 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.62 km N of Selah, Washington · 15653 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.73 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.420 km E of Packwood, Washington · 15662 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10168993. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.