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M3.4 earthquake 8 km S of Cliffdell, Washington

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 8 km S of Cliffdell, Washington on Sun, Sep 26, 1982, 3:09 AM PDT (10:09 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-09-26 10:09:23 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.867° N, 121.048° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km SSE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16069 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.615 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 16053 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.65 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 16050 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.19 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16050 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.76 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16047 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.724 km NNW of Bickleton, Washington · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.50 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.620 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16030 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.97 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16028 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.56 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16027 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16024 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.38 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16021 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.115 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16010 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 1.517 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16072 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.83 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 16079 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16082 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.222 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16090 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16092 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.86 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16093 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.614 km NNE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.619 km WNW of Bickleton, Washington · 16097 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16097 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.86 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 16097 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16097 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16098 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10146893 (also filed as usp0001puq). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.