Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km N of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km N of Deming, Washington on Thu, Dec 1, 1983, 10:37 PM PST (06:37 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 0 km NNE of Ferndale, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-02 06:37:11 UTC
Depth
20.8 km (12.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.848° N, 122.216° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km N of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15634 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.80 km NNE of Ferndale, Washington · 15626 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.62 km SSW of Bay View, Washington · 15621 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.61 km SW of Bay View, Washington · 15621 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.84 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15619 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.75 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15610 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.43 km ESE of Blaine, Washington · 15601 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.02 km SW of Hamilton, Washington · 15600 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.54 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15597 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.38 km WNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 15588 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.16 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15586 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.65 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15580 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.22 km NW of Deming, Washington · 15636 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.3Washington · 15636 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.17 km SSW of La Conner, Washington · 15637 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.210 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15638 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.51 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 15644 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.55 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 15646 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.8Washington · 15661 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.87 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15664 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10168258. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.