Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 1 km NE of Bothell West, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Bothell West, Washington on Tue, Jul 27, 1982, 8:42 AM PDT (15:42 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-27 15:42:23 UTC
Depth
22.2 km (13.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.815° N, 122.230° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16128 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.72 km E of Maltby, Washington · 16121 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.83 km SSE of Kingston, Washington · 16119 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.92 km WNW of Artondale, Washington · 16116 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.86 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 16116 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.31 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 16113 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.71 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 16111 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.74 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 16111 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.51 km ESE of Edmonds, Washington · 16110 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.94 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16108 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.66 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16106 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.16 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 16106 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.21 km SSE of Newport, Washington · 16104 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.02 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 16103 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.33 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16102 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.13 km SSW of Shoreline, Washington · 16102 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.77 km NE of Concrete, Washington · 16101 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.61 km ENE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 16100 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.225 km E of Darrington, Washington · 16095 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.614 km NNE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16094 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.71 km NE of Shoreline, Washington · 16093 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.74 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 16092 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.86 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16091 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.96 km W of Shelton, Washington · 16086 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.11 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16086 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.79 km ESE of Orcas, Washington · 16085 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.91 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16085 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.18 km SE of Camano, Washington · 16083 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.03 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16082 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.92 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.54 km NNE of Cathan, Washington · 16075 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.90 km N of Lakeland South, Washington · 16073 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.74 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 16071 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.87 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 16069 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km WNW of Rockport, Washington · 16131 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.72 km NNE of Rockport, Washington · 16132 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.04 km ENE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 16132 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.94 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 16136 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.412 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16139 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.521 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington · 16143 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.82 km WNW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16143 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.83 km WNW of Ruston, Washington · 16144 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.93 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16148 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.91 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 16153 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.32 km SE of Crocker, Washington · 16154 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.62 km SE of Ault Field, Washington · 16154 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.97 km SSW of Grapeview, Washington · 16155 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.82 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 16156 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10142368. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC.