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M2.1 earthquake 11 km NW of Orcas, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Orcas, Washington on Thu, May 19, 1983, 9:16 AM PDT (16:16 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-19 16:16:51 UTC
Depth
57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.672° N, 123.048° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km NW of Coupeville, Washington · 15819 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.02 km W of Port Angeles East, Washington · 15816 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.64 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15811 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.87 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15808 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.65 km E of Ault Field, Washington · 15805 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.010 km NW of Concrete, Washington · 15804 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.113 km S of Chilliwack, Canada · 15795 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.89 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 15785 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.13 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15783 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.78 km N of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15782 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.00 km WSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15780 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15847 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.75 km N of Port Ludlow, Washington · 15849 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.813 km SSW of Bell Hill, Washington · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.99 km NNE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15850 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.95 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15853 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.74 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.85 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15855 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.55 km NNE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15855 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.012 km S of Glacier, Washington · 15859 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.23 km S of Bay View, Washington · 15859 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.94 km NE of Camano, Washington · 15861 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.18 km WSW of White Rock, Canada · 15862 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10165278. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.