Canada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km NNW of Six Mile, Canada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km NNW of Six Mile, Canada on Mon, Oct 17, 1983, 3:11 AM PDT (10:11 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 8 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-17 10:11:26 UTC
Depth
25.7 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.545° N, 123.498° W
Region
Canada
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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.48 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 15687 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.17 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15681 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.56 km NNE of Orcas, Washington · 15681 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.99 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15680 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.28 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15680 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.55 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15673 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.67 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15673 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.37 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15672 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.87 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15671 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.8Washington · 15668 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.51 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 15651 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.67 km S of River Road, Washington · 15644 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.51 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 15644 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.17 km SSW of La Conner, Washington · 15644 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.3Washington · 15643 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.22 km NW of Deming, Washington · 15642 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.72 km N of Deming, Washington · 15642 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.55 km N of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15640 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.80 km NNE of Ferndale, Washington · 15633 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 15632 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km S of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15688 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.36 km WNW of Edison, Washington · 15693 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.92 km SW of Alger, Washington · 15700 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.54 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 15703 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.98 km SSE of Metchosin, Canada · 15704 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10169103. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.