Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km S of Anacortes, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km S of Anacortes, Washington on Sat, Apr 9, 1983, 8:25 AM PST (16:25 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 10 km S of Darrington, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-04-09 16:25:52 UTC
Depth
23.7 km (14.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.457° N, 122.627° 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 3.9 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
189°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 15870 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.73 km SSE of Pitt Meadows, Canada · 15868 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.51 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 15867 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.810 km S of Darrington, Washington · 15865 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.719 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15863 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.18 km WSW of White Rock, Canada · 15862 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.94 km NE of Camano, Washington · 15861 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.60 km NNE of Bothell West, Washington · 15860 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.23 km S of Bay View, Washington · 15859 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.012 km S of Glacier, Washington · 15859 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.81 km NW of Silver Firs, Washington · 15858 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.55 km NNE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15855 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.85 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15855 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.74 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.95 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15853 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.017 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 15853 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.014 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.55 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15851 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.99 km NNE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15850 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.813 km SSW of Bell Hill, Washington · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.75 km N of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15849 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15847 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.67 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 15846 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15846 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.61 km E of Indianola, Washington · 15842 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.53 km WSW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15840 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.52 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 15840 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 2.14 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15839 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.07 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 15832 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.111 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15832 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.51 km W of Machias, Washington · 15830 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.81 km SE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15830 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.71 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15830 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.320 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington · 15826 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.81 km ENE of Suquamish, Washington · 15824 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.911 km NW of Coupeville, Washington · 15819 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 3.13 km W of Redmond, Washington · 15818 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15818 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.02 km W of Port Angeles East, Washington · 15816 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.14 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15814 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.03 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15814 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.74 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 15813 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15873 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.76 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15874 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.82 km NNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15874 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.715 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 15874 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15876 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.93 km NW of Rockport, Washington · 15877 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.71 km S of Bay View, Washington · 15877 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.80 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15877 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.33 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 15884 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15884 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.25 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15886 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.35 km WNW of Meadowdale, Washington · 15893 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15895 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.34 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 15900 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.22 km E of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15900 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.013 km E of Verlot, Washington · 15901 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10156128. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.