Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km S of Cliffdell, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km S of Cliffdell, Washington on Sun, Nov 7, 1982, 4:58 AM PST (12:58 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 7 km NE of North Bend, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-07 12:58:54 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.885° N, 121.058° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16022 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.38 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16019 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16019 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.115 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16009 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.37 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16006 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.68 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16006 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15988 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.413 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15988 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15983 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.513 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15980 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.210 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 15974 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.68 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 15974 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.011 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15973 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.42 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 15973 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.69 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 15973 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.42 km S of Buckley, Washington · 15971 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15967 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.97 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16027 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.620 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.50 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.724 km NNW of Bickleton, Washington · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.76 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16046 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.19 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.65 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 16048 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.615 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 16051 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10145128. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.