M1.6 earthquake 18 km NNW of Amanda Park, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km NNW of Amanda Park, Washington on Mon, Aug 9, 1982, 3:45 PM PDT (22:45 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 2 km WSW of Belfair, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-09 22:45:28 UTC
- Depth
- 23.1 km (14.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.597° N, 124.031° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 173°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.02 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 16103 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.012 km SSE of Neilton, Washington · 16101 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.96 km W of Shelton, Washington · 16086 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.74 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 16071 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.05 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 16060 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.71 km S of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16060 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10137768. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.