Washington earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km ENE of Chelan, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Chelan, Washington on Mon, Mar 22, 1982, 4:07 AM PST (12:07 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-22 12:07:13 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.865° N, 119.934° 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 0.4 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
20

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10139938. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.