M1.7 earthquake 5 km SSE of Almira, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Almira, Washington on Tue, Mar 9, 1982, 4:23 PM PST (00:23 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km ENE of Chelan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-10 00:23:24 UTC
- Depth
- -0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.667° N, 118.912° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 4.7 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 273°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.76 km ENE of Chelan, Washington · 16255 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.34 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 16248 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.62 km S of Hartline, Washington · 16225 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.65 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 16219 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.524 km NW of Soap Lake, Washington · 16208 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10130573. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.