Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km SSW of La Conner, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of La Conner, Washington on Wed, Nov 30, 1983, 6:51 AM PST (14:51 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-30 14:51:11 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.326° N, 122.517° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
18

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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3Washington · 15637 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.612 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 15637 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.22 km NW of Deming, Washington · 15637 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.72 km N of Deming, Washington · 15636 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.55 km N of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15635 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.31 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15633 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.80 km NNE of Ferndale, Washington · 15627 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.62 km SSW of Bay View, Washington · 15622 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.61 km SW of Bay View, Washington · 15622 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.84 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15620 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.417 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15611 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.22 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 15611 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.75 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15611 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.83 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15604 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.43 km ESE of Blaine, Washington · 15602 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15602 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.02 km SW of Hamilton, Washington · 15601 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.57 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 15600 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.81 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 15600 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.54 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15598 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.83 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15597 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15591 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.38 km WNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 15588 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.16 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15587 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.63 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 15584 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.31 km SSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 15582 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.65 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15581 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 15639 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.67 km S of River Road, Washington · 15639 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.98 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15639 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.210 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15639 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.51 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 15645 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.55 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 15647 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.07 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15651 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.73 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 15651 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.94 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 15652 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.8Washington · 15662 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.13 km ENE of May Creek, Washington · 15664 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.87 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15665 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.37 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15667 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.45 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15667 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.67 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15667 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.55 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15667 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.71 km NNE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 15667 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10170913. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.