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M2.3 earthquake 1 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 1 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington on Mon, Dec 5, 1983, 3:29 PM PST (23:29 UTC), 24 km (15 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
1983-12-05 23:29:36 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.630° N, 122.197° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.01 km N of Black Diamond, Washington · 15621 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.62 km SSW of Bay View, Washington · 15621 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.61 km SW of Bay View, Washington · 15621 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.65 km E of Tanner, Washington · 15621 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.84 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15618 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.417 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15610 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.22 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 15610 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.75 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15610 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.83 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15602 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.92 km NNE of Kent, Washington · 15601 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15601 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.02 km SW of Hamilton, Washington · 15600 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.57 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 15599 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.81 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 15599 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.54 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15596 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.83 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15596 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.230 km N of Packwood, Washington · 15595 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.013 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15590 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15589 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.013 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15588 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.16 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15585 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.63 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 15582 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.31 km SSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 15581 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.65 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15580 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.81 km ESE of Enetai, Washington · 15576 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.818 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 15574 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15572 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 1.612 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 15636 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.3Washington · 15636 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.17 km SSW of La Conner, Washington · 15637 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.51 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 15637 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.67 km S of River Road, Washington · 15637 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.98 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15638 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.210 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15638 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.36 km SE of Black Diamond, Washington · 15640 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.51 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 15644 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.55 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 15646 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.07 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15649 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.73 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 15650 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.94 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 15651 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.922 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15652 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.65 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 15655 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.8Washington · 15661 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10169213. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.