Washington earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 20 km NW of Bickleton, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Bickleton, Washington on Tue, Jul 20, 1982, 10:10 AM PDT (17:10 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-20 17:10:41 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.128° N, 120.488° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km NW of Bickleton, Washington · 16136 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.09 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 16113 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.016 km SW of Ione, Oregon · 16106 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16096 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.86 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 16096 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16095 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.619 km WNW of Bickleton, Washington · 16095 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.222 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16088 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16138 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16145 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.59 km NE of Prosser, Washington · 16146 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.115 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16150 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.13 km E of Mattawa, Washington · 16152 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.53 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 16156 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.52 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 16159 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10140713. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.