Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 0 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 0 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington on Wed, Apr 14, 1982, 12:10 AM PST (08:10 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 1 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-14 08:10:30 UTC
Depth
27.3 km (17.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.634° N, 122.522° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.11 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16232 days ago · 27 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.87 km SW of Skokomish, Washington · 16231 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.40 km ESE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16230 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.04 km E of Hobart, Washington · 16227 days ago · 72 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.010 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 16226 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.49 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 16222 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.122 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 16221 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.52 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 16217 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.62 km SSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16216 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.6Washington · 16213 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.84 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 16211 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.96 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 16209 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.010 km SSE of Victoria, Canada · 16209 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.83 km ENE of Tacoma, Washington · 16203 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.67 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16200 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.84 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16197 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.65 km N of White Center, Washington · 16192 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.61 km SSE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 16188 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.81 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 16187 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.63 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 16182 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.64 km NNW of Skykomish, Washington · 16182 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.84 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16182 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 3.03 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.82 km WSW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.73 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.92 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16179 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.616 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.56 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16176 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.80 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 16174 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 3.40 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16233 days ago · 27 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16237 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.62 km SSE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 16238 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.44 km S of Mount Vernon, Washington · 16238 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.73 km S of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16238 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.52 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 16239 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.54 km ESE of Greenwater, Washington · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.51 km SSE of Parkwood, Washington · 16248 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.04 km S of Shoreline, Washington · 16252 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.93 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 16253 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.615 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16257 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.82 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.64 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 16262 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10128298. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.