Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km SE of Black Diamond, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Black Diamond, Washington on Sun, Nov 27, 1983, 2:08 PM PST (22:08 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 1 km N of Black Diamond, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-27 22:08:06 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.264° N, 121.958° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.210 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15638 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.98 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15638 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.51 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 15638 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.612 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 15636 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.31 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15632 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.01 km N of Black Diamond, Washington · 15621 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.65 km E of Tanner, Washington · 15621 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.84 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15619 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.417 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15610 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.22 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 15610 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.712 km NNE of Ronald, Washington · 15606 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.83 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15603 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.92 km NNE of Kent, Washington · 15601 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15601 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.57 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 15599 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.81 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 15599 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.010 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.54 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15597 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.83 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15596 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.230 km N of Packwood, Washington · 15595 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.010 km SSE of Nile, Washington · 15595 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.013 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15591 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15590 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.013 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15589 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.63 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 15583 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.31 km SSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 15581 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.65 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15580 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.07 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15650 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.73 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 15650 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.94 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 15651 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.922 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15653 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.65 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 15656 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.00 km NE of Roslyn, Washington · 15656 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.420 km E of Packwood, Washington · 15662 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.13 km ENE of May Creek, Washington · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.55 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15666 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.71 km NNE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 15667 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.36 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 15667 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10170213. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.