Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km NNW of White Center, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of White Center, Washington on Thu, Nov 17, 1983, 2:20 AM PST (10:20 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 7 km NE of Lofall, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-17 10:20:40 UTC
Depth
21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.545° N, 122.370° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
23

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km NE of Lofall, Washington · 15650 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.55 km NNE of Bryant, Washington · 15646 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.51 km SE of Coupeville, Washington · 15645 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.36 km SE of Black Diamond, Washington · 15640 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.210 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15638 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.98 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15638 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.67 km S of River Road, Washington · 15638 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.51 km NE of Quilcene, Washington · 15638 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.17 km SSW of La Conner, Washington · 15637 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.612 km SW of Seabeck, Washington · 15636 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.31 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15632 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.01 km N of Black Diamond, Washington · 15621 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.65 km E of Tanner, Washington · 15621 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.84 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15619 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.417 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15610 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.22 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 15610 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.75 km SW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15610 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.83 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15603 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.92 km NNE of Kent, Washington · 15601 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15601 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.57 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 15599 days ago · 50 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.81 km WNW of Lake Forest Park, Washington · 15599 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.54 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15597 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.83 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15596 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.230 km N of Packwood, Washington · 15595 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.013 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15591 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 15651 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.922 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15653 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.65 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 15656 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.8Washington · 15661 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.13 km ENE of May Creek, Washington · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.45 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15666 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.55 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 15666 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.71 km NNE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 15667 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.36 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 15667 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.02 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15672 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.71 km NNW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15677 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.36 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15680 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10168268. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.