Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington on Tue, Nov 23, 1982, 8:36 PM PST (04:36 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 7 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-24 04:36:31 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.014° N, 120.893° 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, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.68 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.75 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 15999 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.98 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 15998 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15988 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.413 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15988 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15983 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.513 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15979 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.15 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.210 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 15974 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.68 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 15973 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.011 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15973 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.42 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 15973 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.69 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 15973 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.42 km S of Buckley, Washington · 15971 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.83 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15970 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15966 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.825 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15961 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.77 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.01 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 15960 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.68 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15958 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.510 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 15958 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.15 km SW of Harrah, Washington · 15957 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.29 km N of Sunnyslope, Washington · 15957 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.010 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 15954 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16019 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.38 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16019 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16022 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.56 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.97 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16027 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.75 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 16027 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.620 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.50 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10149368. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC.