Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km NE of Brush Prairie, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Brush Prairie, Washington on Tue, Nov 2, 1982, 4:51 PM PST (00:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 Washington-Oregon border region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-03 00:51:34 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.748° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 45.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
24

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10144298. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.