Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington on Mon, Feb 21, 1983, 8:53 PM PST (04:53 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km W of Fall City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-02-22 04:53:07 UTC
Depth
44.0 km (27.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.772° N, 123.089° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.00 km WNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15925 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.11 km NW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15925 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.63 km NW of White Center, Washington · 15924 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.70 km E of Port Townsend, Washington · 15921 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.92 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15917 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.95 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 15915 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.65 km N of North Sultan, Washington · 15913 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.04 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 15910 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.81 km WNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 15910 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.53 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 15908 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.22 km E of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15908 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.34 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 15908 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15903 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.35 km WNW of Meadowdale, Washington · 15902 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.11 km S of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15895 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.25 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15894 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15893 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.33 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 15892 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.61 km N of Ames Lake, Washington · 15889 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.80 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15885 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.71 km S of Bay View, Washington · 15885 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.76 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15884 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.715 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 15882 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.82 km NNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15882 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.76 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15882 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.95 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15881 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.71 km S of Lakeland North, Washington · 15880 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.76 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 15880 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.74 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 15878 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.51 km WSW of Woodway, Washington · 15875 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.94 km NE of Camano, Washington · 15869 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.60 km NNE of Bothell West, Washington · 15868 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.23 km S of Bay View, Washington · 15867 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15926 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15928 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.427 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 15928 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.53 km SSW of Puyallup, Washington · 15932 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.74 km W of Vashon, Washington · 15932 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.01 km SW of Port Orchard, Washington · 15941 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.51 km WSW of Echo Lake, Washington · 15943 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.64 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 15946 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.74 km S of Seattle, Washington · 15947 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.87 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 15948 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.70 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15949 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.55 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 15950 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10152418. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC.