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M2.3 earthquake 5 km NW of Orcas, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Orcas, Washington on Wed, Apr 11, 1984, 11:54 AM PST (19:54 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-04-11 19:54:07 UTC
Depth
16.5 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.639° N, 122.991° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km SSW of Everett, Washington · 15496 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.09 km E of Orcas, Washington · 15492 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.73 km S of Alger, Washington · 15490 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.96 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 15486 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.66 km NW of Burlington, Washington · 15486 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.94 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 15483 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.19 km NNW of Carlsborg, Washington · 15478 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.05 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 15475 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.74 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15467 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.116 km S of Glacier, Washington · 15465 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.6Washington · 15465 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.115 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 15463 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.1Washington-British Columbia border region · 15460 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.211 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 15456 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.69 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 15456 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.61 km SSE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 15453 days ago · 49 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.05 km WNW of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15452 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.65 km NW of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 15452 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.51 km ENE of West Lake Stevens, Washington · 15451 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.72 km NNW of Alger, Washington · 15449 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.03 km NNW of North Saanich, Canada · 15449 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.15 km N of Burlington, Washington · 15446 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.64 km W of Lynden, Washington · 15444 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.34 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 15515 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.67 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 15522 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.93 km W of Blyn, Washington · 15524 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.25 km S of Concrete, Washington · 15527 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.94 km S of Lyman, Washington · 15530 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.4Washington · 15530 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.66 km W of Rockport, Washington · 15531 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.94 km ENE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 15532 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.713 km SE of Metchosin, Canada · 15533 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10173678. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.