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M2.2 earthquake 5 km WNW of Orcas, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Orcas, Washington on Fri, Mar 25, 1983, 7:30 PM PST (03:30 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 3 km WNW of La Conner, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-03-26 03:30:56 UTC
Depth
15.2 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.617° N, 123.014° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15885 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.33 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 15884 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.71 km S of Bay View, Washington · 15877 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15876 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.715 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 15875 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.76 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15874 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.76 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 15872 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.73 km SSE of Pitt Meadows, Canada · 15869 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.727 km N of Sekiu, Washington · 15865 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.719 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15863 days ago · 56 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.18 km WSW of White Rock, Canada · 15862 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.94 km NE of Camano, Washington · 15861 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.23 km S of Bay View, Washington · 15859 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.012 km S of Glacier, Washington · 15859 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.55 km NNE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15855 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.85 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15855 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.74 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.95 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15854 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.99 km NNE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15850 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.813 km SSW of Bell Hill, Washington · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.75 km N of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15849 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15847 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.67 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 15846 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.14 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15839 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.111 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15832 days ago · 57 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.51 km W of Machias, Washington · 15831 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.35 km WNW of Meadowdale, Washington · 15894 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.22 km E of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15900 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.87 km SE of Deming, Washington · 15906 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.95 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 15907 days ago · 52 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.52 km ESE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15911 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.70 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 15914 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10156208. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.