M1.9 earthquake 4 km NNW of Aberdeen, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Aberdeen, Washington on Fri, Dec 9, 1983, 9:13 PM PST (05:13 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-10 05:13:35 UTC
- Depth
- 32.5 km (20.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.018° N, 123.836° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 2.7 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 188°, 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.941 km W of Ocean Park, Washington · 15614 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.610 km ENE of Oyehut, Washington · 15577 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10170143. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.