Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 1 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington on Wed, Mar 16, 1983, 8:35 PM PST (04:35 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 5 km WNW of Meadowdale, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-03-17 04:35:06 UTC
Depth
23.8 km (14.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.628° N, 122.204° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
18

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 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.35 km WNW of Meadowdale, Washington · 15894 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.83 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15888 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.82 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15888 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.11 km S of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15887 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.714 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15886 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15885 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.33 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 15884 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.61 km N of Ames Lake, Washington · 15881 days ago · 69 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.710 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15878 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.80 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15877 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.71 km S of Bay View, Washington · 15877 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.913 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15876 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15876 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.52 km N of Skykomish, Washington · 15875 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 15874 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.715 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 15874 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.82 km NNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15874 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.76 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15874 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.95 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15873 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.71 km S of Lakeland North, Washington · 15872 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.76 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 15872 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 15870 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.51 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 15867 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.810 km S of Darrington, Washington · 15865 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.94 km NE of Camano, Washington · 15861 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.78 km SSW of Baring, Washington · 15860 days ago · 85 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.60 km NNE of Bothell West, Washington · 15860 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.716 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15859 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.23 km S of Bay View, Washington · 15859 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.81 km NW of Silver Firs, Washington · 15858 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.55 km NNE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15855 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.85 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15855 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.74 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.79 km W of Gorst, Washington · 15854 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.95 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15853 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.921 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 15853 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.017 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 15853 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.014 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.55 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15851 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.521 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.813 km SSW of Bell Hill, Washington · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.61 km E of Maple Valley, Washington · 15849 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.75 km N of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15849 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15847 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.74 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 15846 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.67 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 15846 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 15846 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.29 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.90 km SW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15843 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.022 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 15842 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.61 km E of Indianola, Washington · 15842 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.53 km WSW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15840 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.52 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 15840 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.57 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15840 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.14 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15839 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15900 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.34 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 15900 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.22 km E of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15900 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.53 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 15900 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.03 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15901 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.013 km E of Verlot, Washington · 15901 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.81 km WNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 15901 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.04 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 15902 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.82 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15903 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.65 km N of North Sultan, Washington · 15905 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.92 km NNW of Skykomish, Washington · 15906 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.917 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15908 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.92 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15909 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.52 km ESE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15911 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.25 km N of Startup, Washington · 15912 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.70 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 15913 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.61 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 15914 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.11 km W of Crocker, Washington · 15915 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.63 km NW of White Center, Washington · 15916 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.11 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15917 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10154208. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.