M2.6 earthquake 19 km WNW of Bickleton, Washington
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 19 km WNW of Bickleton, Washington on Sun, Aug 29, 1982, 7:05 PM PDT (02:05 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km S of Cliffdell, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-30 02:05:35 UTC
- Depth
- 1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.075° N, 120.527° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 109°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.222 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16087 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.48 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.69 km SSE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.724 km NNW of Bickleton, Washington · 16044 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
Before
- 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16094 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.86 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 16094 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16095 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.016 km SW of Ione, Oregon · 16104 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.09 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 16112 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10146703. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC.