M2.3 earthquake 3 km WNW of La Conner, Washington

Magnitude

2.3 (md), micro

Local time

Mon, Mar 28, 1983, 9:03 AM PST

UTC

1983-03-28 17:03:30 UTC

Depth

17.8 km (11.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

48.396° N, 122.537° W

Region

Washington

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

82°

Stations used

10

• La Conner, WashingtonPopulation 927. Forecast3 kmWNW
• Oak Harbor, WashingtonPopulation 22,693. Forecast14 kmNE
• Everett, WashingtonPopulation 108,010. Forecast53 kmNNW
• Calgary, CanadaPopulation 1,306,784. Forecast675 kmWSW

After

1. 1.61 km N of Ames Lake, WashingtonWed, Mar 30, 7:40 PM PST · 15882 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.80 km E of Clyde Hill, WashingtonSun, Apr 3, 11:49 PM PST · 15878 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.71 km S of Bay View, WashingtonMon, Apr 4, 1:55 AM PST · 15878 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
4. 1.93 km NW of Rockport, WashingtonMon, Apr 4, 5:10 AM PST · 15878 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
5. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, WashingtonTue, Apr 5, 6:06 AM PST · 15877 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
6. 2.715 km NW of Port Townsend, WashingtonWed, Apr 6, 4:15 PM PST · 15875 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.82 km NNW of Lake Roesiger, WashingtonThu, Apr 7, 7:07 AM PST · 15875 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
8. 1.76 km NE of Lofall, WashingtonThu, Apr 7, 7:15 AM PST · 15875 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
9. 1.95 km S of Monroe, WashingtonThu, Apr 7, 4:06 PM PST · 15874 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.76 km S of Anacortes, WashingtonSat, Apr 9, 8:25 AM PST · 15873 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
11. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, WashingtonSun, Apr 10, 5:36 PM PST · 15871 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.73 km SSE of Pitt Meadows, CanadaTue, Apr 12, 5:39 PM PST · 15869 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.51 km WSW of Woodway, WashingtonWed, Apr 13, 9:22 PM PST · 15868 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
14. 1.810 km S of Darrington, WashingtonSat, Apr 16, 10:56 AM PST · 15866 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
15. 1.719 km NW of Orcas, WashingtonSun, Apr 17, 11:36 PM PST · 15864 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
16. 2.18 km WSW of White Rock, CanadaTue, Apr 19, 11:38 AM PST · 15863 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.94 km NE of Camano, WashingtonWed, Apr 20, 8:08 AM PST · 15862 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
18. 1.60 km NNE of Bothell West, WashingtonThu, Apr 21, 8:53 AM PST · 15861 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
19. 2.23 km S of Bay View, WashingtonThu, Apr 21, 10:12 PM PST · 15860 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
20. 2.012 km S of Glacier, WashingtonFri, Apr 22, 9:40 AM PST · 15860 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
21. 1.81 km NW of Silver Firs, WashingtonSat, Apr 23, 3:19 AM PST · 15859 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
22. 2.55 km NNE of Lake McMurray, WashingtonTue, Apr 26, 1:34 AM PDT · 15856 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
23. 1.85 km NE of Lake McMurray, WashingtonTue, Apr 26, 2:24 AM PDT · 15856 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
24. 1.74 km N of Quilcene, WashingtonWed, Apr 27, 5:24 AM PDT · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
25. 2.79 km W of Gorst, WashingtonWed, Apr 27, 7:52 AM PDT · 15855 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
26. 1.95 km NE of Lake McMurray, WashingtonWed, Apr 27, 6:52 PM PDT · 15854 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
27. 2.017 km ESE of Darrington, WashingtonThu, Apr 28, 10:45 AM PDT · 15854 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
28. 2.014 km NNE of May Creek, WashingtonFri, Apr 29, 5:54 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
29. 1.55 km NNE of Woods Creek, WashingtonSat, Apr 30, 1:20 AM PDT · 15852 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
30. 1.99 km NNE of Sedro-Woolley, WashingtonSun, May 1, 12:02 PM PDT · 15851 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
31. 1.813 km SSW of Bell Hill, WashingtonSun, May 1, 1:17 PM PDT · 15851 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
32. 2.75 km N of Port Ludlow, WashingtonMon, May 2, 4:52 AM PDT · 15850 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
33. 2.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, WashingtonWed, May 4, 1:02 AM PDT · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
34. 1.74 km SSE of Carnation, WashingtonWed, May 4, 9:52 PM PDT · 15847 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
35. 1.67 km N of Brinnon, WashingtonThu, May 5, 9:58 AM PDT · 15847 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
36. 1.61 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, WashingtonThu, May 5, 11:47 AM PDT · 15847 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
37. 1.61 km E of Indianola, WashingtonSun, May 8, 10:26 PM PDT · 15843 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
38. 1.53 km WSW of Bainbridge Island, WashingtonTue, May 10, 7:51 PM PDT · 15841 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
39. 1.52 km ENE of Manchester, WashingtonWed, May 11, 4:08 AM PDT · 15841 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
40. 2.14 km N of Bangor Trident Base, WashingtonWed, May 11, 10:54 PM PDT · 15840 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
41. 2.07 km WSW of Seattle, WashingtonThu, May 19, 2:33 AM PDT · 15833 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
42. 2.111 km NW of Orcas, WashingtonThu, May 19, 9:16 AM PDT · 15833 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
43. 1.51 km W of Machias, WashingtonFri, May 20, 4:28 PM PDT · 15831 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
44. 1.81 km SE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, WashingtonSat, May 21, 2:10 AM PDT · 15831 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
45. 1.71 km ESE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, WashingtonSat, May 21, 5:45 AM PDT · 15831 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
46. 3.08 km SW of Index, WashingtonTue, May 24, 9:20 PM PDT · 15827 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
47. 2.320 km SSE of Marblemount, WashingtonWed, May 25, 2:40 AM PDT · 15827 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
48. 1.81 km ENE of Suquamish, WashingtonThu, May 26, 6:43 PM PDT · 15825 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away

Before

1. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, WashingtonSun, Mar 27, 12:18 PM PST · 15886 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
2. 2.25 km WNW of Orcas, WashingtonFri, Mar 25, 7:30 PM PST · 15887 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
3. 2.11 km S of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, WashingtonFri, Mar 25, 12:40 AM PST · 15888 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.35 km WNW of Meadowdale, WashingtonFri, Mar 18, 11:45 AM PST · 15895 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
5. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, WashingtonWed, Mar 16, 8:35 PM PST · 15896 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
6. 2.34 km ESE of Cathcart, WashingtonSat, Mar 12, 9:09 AM PST · 15901 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
7. 2.22 km E of Mount Vernon, WashingtonSat, Mar 12, 1:25 AM PST · 15901 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.53 km NNW of Gorst, WashingtonFri, Mar 11, 5:02 PM PST · 15901 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.013 km E of Verlot, WashingtonFri, Mar 11, 4:29 AM PST · 15902 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
10. 1.81 km WNW of City of Sammamish, WashingtonThu, Mar 10, 2:00 PM PST · 15902 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
11. 2.04 km NNW of Fall City, WashingtonThu, Mar 10, 12:04 AM PST · 15903 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
12. 1.65 km N of North Sultan, WashingtonSun, Mar 6, 4:16 PM PST · 15906 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
13. 1.87 km SE of Deming, WashingtonSun, Mar 6, 10:31 AM PST · 15907 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
14. 1.95 km NNW of Friday Harbor, WashingtonSat, Mar 5, 9:07 AM PST · 15908 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
15. 1.917 km NE of May Creek, WashingtonThu, Mar 3, 9:34 PM PST · 15909 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
16. 1.52 km ESE of Lake Cavanaugh, WashingtonTue, Mar 1, 2:15 AM PST · 15912 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
17. 2.25 km N of Startup, WashingtonSun, Feb 27, 2:48 PM PST · 15913 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
18. 1.70 km E of Port Townsend, WashingtonSat, Feb 26, 4:11 PM PST · 15914 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10156713. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:36 AM UTC.