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M2.1 earthquake 8 km WSW of White Rock, Canada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of White Rock, Canada on Tue, Apr 19, 1983, 11:38 AM PST (19:38 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 3 km S of Bay View, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-04-19 19:38:03 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.980° N, 122.890° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
254°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km NE of Camano, Washington · 15861 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.23 km S of Bay View, Washington · 15860 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.012 km S of Glacier, Washington · 15859 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.55 km NNE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15856 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.85 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15856 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.95 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15854 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.99 km NNE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15850 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.111 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15832 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.911 km NW of Coupeville, Washington · 15820 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.64 km N of Bryant, Washington · 15812 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.87 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15808 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.65 km E of Ault Field, Washington · 15806 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.010 km NW of Concrete, Washington · 15805 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.719 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 15864 days ago · 56 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.73 km SSE of Pitt Meadows, Canada · 15869 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.76 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 15872 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.715 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 15875 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.71 km S of Bay View, Washington · 15878 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.33 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 15884 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.25 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15887 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10161473. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.