M1.9 earthquake 8 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington on Fri, Nov 5, 1982, 12:40 PM PST (20:40 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km E of Cle Elum, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-05 20:40:05 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.763° N, 120.085° 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 0.8 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 63°
- Stations used
- 15
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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.75 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 15999 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15987 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.15 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.83 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15970 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
Before
- 2.315 km SE of Mansfield, Washington · 16038 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.66 km NW of Nespelem Community, Washington · 16043 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.38 km NNW of Chelan, Washington · 16044 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.66 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 16047 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.19 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.2Washington · 16049 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.44 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10144823. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC.