Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 2 km NNE of Redmond, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Redmond, Washington on Tue, Dec 27, 1983, 4:32 AM PST (12:32 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-27 12:32:28 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.694° N, 122.110° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15610 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.712 km NNE of Ronald, Washington · 15605 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.83 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15602 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.92 km NNE of Kent, Washington · 15601 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15601 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.02 km SW of Hamilton, Washington · 15600 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.57 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 15599 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.81 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 15599 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.54 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15596 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.83 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15596 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.230 km N of Packwood, Washington · 15595 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.013 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15590 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15589 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.013 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15588 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.16 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 15585 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.63 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 15582 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.31 km SSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 15581 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.65 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15580 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.81 km ESE of Enetai, Washington · 15576 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.818 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 15574 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.72 km SSE of Fall City, Washington · 15571 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.74 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15571 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.90 km SE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15569 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.31 km SSW of Crocker, Washington · 15564 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.115 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15562 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.37 km SSE of Sultan, Washington · 15560 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.03 km SW of Duvall, Washington · 15559 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.42 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15556 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15555 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.84 km WNW of Everett, Washington · 15555 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.92 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15554 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.73 km N of Federal Way, Washington · 15554 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.29 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington · 15552 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.93 km E of Newcastle, Washington · 15552 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 2.417 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15610 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.84 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15618 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.65 km E of Tanner, Washington · 15621 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.61 km SW of Bay View, Washington · 15621 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.62 km SSW of Bay View, Washington · 15621 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.01 km N of Black Diamond, Washington · 15621 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.31 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15631 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.55 km N of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15633 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.612 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 15636 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.3Washington · 15636 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.17 km SSW of La Conner, Washington · 15637 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.51 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 15637 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.67 km S of River Road, Washington · 15637 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.98 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15638 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.210 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15638 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.36 km SE of Black Diamond, Washington · 15640 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10173038. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.