Washington earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km E of Cle Elum, Washington

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km E of Cle Elum, Washington on Tue, Dec 14, 1982, 11:48 AM PST (19:48 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km E of Carbonado, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-14 19:48:11 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.194° N, 120.896° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.413 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15987 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15982 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.513 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15979 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.15 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.210 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 15973 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.68 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 15973 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.011 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15973 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.42 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 15973 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.69 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 15972 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.42 km S of Buckley, Washington · 15971 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.83 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15970 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15966 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.825 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15961 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.77 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.01 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 15959 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.68 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15958 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.510 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 15958 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.26 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15958 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.15 km SW of Harrah, Washington · 15957 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.29 km N of Sunnyslope, Washington · 15956 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.010 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 15954 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 3.06 km E of Carbonado, Washington · 15947 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.89 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 15946 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.57 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15943 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.96 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15941 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15941 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.75 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15941 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.815 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15940 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.09 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 15938 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.74 km SSW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15934 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.413 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15933 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.613 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15933 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.93 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15930 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.64 km WSW of Wenatchee, Washington · 15930 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.716 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 15929 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.913 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15928 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km NE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 15996 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.98 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 15998 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.75 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 15999 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.68 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.37 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.115 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16008 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.23 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16017 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10146738. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.