Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km WSW of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Belfair, Washington on Sat, Aug 21, 1982, 7:15 AM PDT (14:15 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 12 km SSE of Neilton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-21 14:15:39 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.442° N, 122.854° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16104 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.13 km SSW of Shoreline, Washington · 16104 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.012 km SSE of Neilton, Washington · 16103 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.61 km ENE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 16102 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16097 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.71 km NE of Shoreline, Washington · 16095 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.86 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16093 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16091 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.96 km W of Shelton, Washington · 16088 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.11 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16087 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.91 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16086 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.18 km SE of Camano, Washington · 16084 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.03 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16083 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16082 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.92 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.54 km NNE of Cathan, Washington · 16077 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.90 km N of Lakeland South, Washington · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.74 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 16072 days ago · 48 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.87 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 16070 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.05 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 16062 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.71 km S of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16062 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 3.02 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16050 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.65 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 16050 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.76 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16047 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.04 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 16046 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.01 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 16045 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.21 km SSE of Newport, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.16 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 16107 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.66 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16107 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.94 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16110 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.51 km ESE of Edmonds, Washington · 16112 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.74 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 16113 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.71 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 16113 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.31 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 16115 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.618 km NNW of Amanda Park, Washington · 16117 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.86 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 16117 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.92 km WNW of Artondale, Washington · 16118 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.83 km SSE of Kingston, Washington · 16120 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.72 km E of Maltby, Washington · 16122 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.31 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 16126 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.41 km NE of Bothell West, Washington · 16130 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.613 km N of Elma, Washington · 16131 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10144393. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC.