Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3 km NNE of Camano, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Camano, Washington on Thu, Sep 1, 1983, 5:39 PM PDT (00:39 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5 km SSW of Hansville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-09-02 00:39:48 UTC
Depth
22.9 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.205° N, 122.511° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 15726 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.55 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15725 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.82 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15724 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.65 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 15724 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.29 km SSW of Everson, Washington · 15719 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.81 km WNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15718 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.05 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15715 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.91 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15714 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.82 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15712 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.712 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15702 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.17 km NW of Lyman, Washington · 15701 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.72 km W of Rosedale, Washington · 15699 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.61 km N of Normandy Park, Washington · 15699 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.98 km SSE of Metchosin, Canada · 15697 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.54 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 15696 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.46 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.16 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 15696 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.37 km S of Kendall, Washington · 15695 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.62 km WNW of Keyport, Washington · 15694 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.04 km S of Des Moines, Washington · 15694 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.85 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15694 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.92 km SW of Alger, Washington · 15694 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 3.05 km WNW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15694 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.52 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15692 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.56 km W of Rockport, Washington · 15689 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.29 km NNW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15688 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.36 km WNW of Edison, Washington · 15687 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.87 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15686 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.89 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 15684 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.712 km NNW of Concrete, Washington · 15684 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.53 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 15684 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.310 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15683 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.63 km S of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15681 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.710 km NNW of Six Mile, Canada · 15681 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.36 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15680 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.48 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 15680 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.71 km NNW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15677 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.17 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15675 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.56 km NNE of Orcas, Washington · 15674 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.99 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15674 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.28 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15673 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.53 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15728 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.62 km SSE of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 15731 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.911 km W of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15731 days ago · 51 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.27 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15731 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15732 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.711 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 15740 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15740 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.26 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15740 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.02 km WSW of Burley, Washington · 15746 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.54 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15753 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.75 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 15755 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.76 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 15755 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10158843. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.