Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km NE of Camano, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Camano, Washington on Wed, Apr 20, 1983, 8:08 AM PST (16:08 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km W of Redmond, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-04-20 16:08:29 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.205° N, 122.496° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
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: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km SSW of Baring, Washington · 15868 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.60 km NNE of Bothell West, Washington · 15868 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.23 km S of Bay View, Washington · 15868 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.012 km S of Glacier, Washington · 15867 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.81 km NW of Silver Firs, Washington · 15866 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.55 km NNE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15864 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.85 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15864 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.74 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 15862 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.79 km W of Gorst, Washington · 15862 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.95 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15862 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.017 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 15861 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.014 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 15860 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.55 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15860 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.99 km NNE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15858 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.813 km SSW of Bell Hill, Washington · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.61 km E of Maple Valley, Washington · 15858 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.75 km N of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15857 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.74 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 15855 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.67 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 15854 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15854 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.61 km E of Indianola, Washington · 15851 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.53 km WSW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15849 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.52 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 15849 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.14 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15848 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.83 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 15844 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.03 km SSW of Southworth, Washington · 15843 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.07 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 15841 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.111 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15840 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.51 km W of Machias, Washington · 15839 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.81 km SE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15839 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.71 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15838 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.53 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 15837 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 3.08 km SW of Index, Washington · 15835 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.320 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington · 15835 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.00 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15833 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.81 km ENE of Suquamish, Washington · 15833 days ago · 53 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.911 km NW of Coupeville, Washington · 15828 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 3.13 km W of Redmond, Washington · 15827 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.44 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 15827 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15827 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.02 km W of Port Angeles East, Washington · 15825 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.92 km WNW of Vashon, Washington · 15824 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.14 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15823 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.03 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15823 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.53 km SW of Baring, Washington · 15822 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.74 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 15822 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.64 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15820 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.54 km E of Baring, Washington · 15818 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.62 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 15817 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.87 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15816 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.512 km NE of Index, Washington · 15814 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.65 km E of Ault Field, Washington · 15813 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.010 km NW of Concrete, Washington · 15813 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.78 km N of Belfair, Washington · 15813 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.18 km WSW of White Rock, Canada · 15870 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.719 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15872 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.810 km S of Darrington, Washington · 15873 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.51 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 15876 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 15879 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.76 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 15880 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.71 km S of Lakeland North, Washington · 15881 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.95 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15882 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.76 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15882 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.82 km NNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15882 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.715 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 15883 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 15883 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.52 km N of Skykomish, Washington · 15884 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15884 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.93 km NW of Rockport, Washington · 15885 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.71 km S of Bay View, Washington · 15886 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.80 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15886 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.710 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15887 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.61 km N of Ames Lake, Washington · 15890 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.33 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 15892 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10161973. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:45 PM UTC.