M1.5 earthquake 13 km NNE of Cashmere, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Cashmere, Washington on Thu, Aug 5, 1982, 6:41 PM PDT (01:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 9 km WNW of Nile, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-06 01:41:40 UTC
- Depth
- 5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.643° N, 120.419° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 155°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.09 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 16112 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.738 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 16095 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.225 km E of Darrington, Washington · 16095 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.614 km NNE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16094 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.628 km SW of Twisp, Washington · 16082 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.48 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.69 km SSE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 1.543 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 16124 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.39 km W of Quincy, Washington · 16141 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.65 km W of Sunnyslope, Washington · 16141 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.61 km SW of Wenatchee, Washington · 16141 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10136543. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:23 PM UTC.