M3.7 earthquake 20 km NNW of Forks, Washington
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 20 km NNW of Forks, Washington on Wed, Aug 17, 1983, 3:54 AM PDT (10:54 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-17 10:54:28 UTC
- Depth
- 3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.118° N, 124.503° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 4.0 km horizontally, 32.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 191°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10160338 (also filed as usp0001xqx). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.