Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km ESE of Carnation, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Carnation, Washington on Fri, Nov 5, 1982, 3:19 PM PST (23:19 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 7 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-05 23:19:27 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.622° N, 121.852° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16025 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.72 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 16024 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16020 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.84 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16019 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.84 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16018 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.38 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16017 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16017 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.61 km NNW of Port Orchard, Washington · 16017 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.23 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16015 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.62 km NW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 16010 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.115 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16007 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.37 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16004 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.68 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16004 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.82 km NE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 15995 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.21 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington · 15994 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.23 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15993 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.00 km NW of Port Orchard, Washington · 15990 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.35 km NW of Burley, Washington · 15990 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15987 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.413 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15986 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.84 km N of Kingston, Washington · 15983 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.63 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15981 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.83 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 15981 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.35 km SE of Hansville, Washington · 15979 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.28 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15978 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.513 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15978 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.86 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 15978 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.06 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 15977 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.19 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 15973 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.33 km SW of Chico, Washington · 15973 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.210 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 15972 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.94 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15972 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.68 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 15972 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.011 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15972 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.42 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 15971 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.69 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 15971 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.42 km S of Buckley, Washington · 15969 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.70 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15967 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.00 km NE of Normandy Park, Washington · 15966 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.620 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.74 km ENE of Southworth, Washington · 16031 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.50 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.84 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 16034 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.98 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 16035 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.14 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16038 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.014 km N of May Creek, Washington · 16039 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.01 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 16042 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.04 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 16043 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.76 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16044 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.63 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 16046 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.19 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16046 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.65 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 16046 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.02 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16047 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.2Washington · 16048 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.615 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 16049 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10144863. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.