Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km NE of Conway, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Conway, Washington on Sun, Dec 11, 1983, 9:56 PM PST (05:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-12 05:56:15 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.372° N, 122.301° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km SSW of Bay View, Washington · 15626 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.61 km SW of Bay View, Washington · 15626 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.84 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.417 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15615 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.22 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 15615 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.75 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15615 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.83 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15607 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.43 km ESE of Blaine, Washington · 15606 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15605 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.02 km SW of Hamilton, Washington · 15605 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.57 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 15604 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.81 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 15603 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.54 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15601 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.83 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15600 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15594 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.38 km WNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 15592 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.16 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15590 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.63 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 15587 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.31 km SSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 15586 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.65 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15585 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.81 km ESE of Enetai, Washington · 15580 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.818 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 15579 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15576 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.74 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15576 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.90 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15574 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.80 km NNE of Ferndale, Washington · 15630 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.31 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15636 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.55 km N of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15638 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.72 km N of Deming, Washington · 15640 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.22 km NW of Deming, Washington · 15640 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.3Washington · 15641 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.17 km SSW of La Conner, Washington · 15642 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.51 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 15642 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.67 km S of River Road, Washington · 15642 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.98 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15642 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.210 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15643 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.51 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 15649 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.55 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 15651 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.07 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15654 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.73 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 15655 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.94 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 15656 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10170403. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC.