Washington earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 2 km W of Rosedale, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2 km W of Rosedale, Washington on Wed, Sep 28, 1983, 11:36 PM PDT (06:36 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 5 km WNW of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-09-29 06:36:47 UTC
Depth
26.6 km (16.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.335° N, 122.689° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km N of Normandy Park, Washington · 15698 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.99 km SE of Riverbend, Washington · 15696 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.914 km SW of Alder, Washington · 15695 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.62 km WNW of Keyport, Washington · 15694 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.04 km S of Des Moines, Washington · 15694 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.05 km WNW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15693 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.52 km NE of Woods Creek, Washington · 15692 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.917 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15691 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.87 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15686 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.53 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 15684 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.310 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15683 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 15681 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.71 km NNW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15677 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.55 km SW of Morton, Washington · 15675 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.02 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15672 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.36 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 15667 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.71 km NNE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.55 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15666 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.13 km ENE of May Creek, Washington · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.8Washington · 15661 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.65 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 15655 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.922 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15652 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.94 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 15651 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.73 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 15650 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.07 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15649 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.51 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 15644 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.36 km SE of Black Diamond, Washington · 15640 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.712 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15702 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.310 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15713 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.91 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15714 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.211 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 15714 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.05 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15715 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.81 km WNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15718 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.95 km WNW of Tumwater, Washington · 15722 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.65 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 15724 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.227 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 15724 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.82 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15724 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.55 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15724 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.91 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 15726 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.03 km NNE of Camano, Washington · 15726 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.53 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15727 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10165618. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.