Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km SSW of Clinton, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Clinton, Washington on Wed, May 5, 1982, 3:23 AM PDT (10:23 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 6 km NE of Tanner, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-05 10:23:27 UTC
Depth
27.9 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.946° N, 122.386° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 16209 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.010 km SSE of Victoria, Canada · 16209 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.83 km ENE of Tacoma, Washington · 16203 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.84 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16197 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.65 km N of White Center, Washington · 16192 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.61 km SSE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 16188 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.81 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 16187 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.55 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16183 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.63 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 16182 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.64 km NNW of Skykomish, Washington · 16182 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.84 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.03 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.82 km WSW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.73 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16180 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.92 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16179 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.616 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.56 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16176 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.80 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 16173 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.72 km NW of Port Angeles, Washington · 16171 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.735 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 16167 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.52 km SSE of Lake Bosworth, Washington · 16164 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.68 km WNW of Stanwood, Washington · 16162 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.84 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 16161 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 16161 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.95 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 16160 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.54 km N of Bryant, Washington · 16158 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.82 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 16156 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.97 km SSW of Grapeview, Washington · 16154 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.62 km SE of Ault Field, Washington · 16154 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.91 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 16153 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.75 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada · 16151 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Washington · 16213 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.62 km SSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16216 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.52 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 16217 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.49 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 16221 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.010 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 16226 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.04 km E of Hobart, Washington · 16227 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.40 km ESE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16230 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.87 km SW of Skokomish, Washington · 16230 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.11 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16232 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.90 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16232 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.40 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16232 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16237 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.62 km SSE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 16237 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.44 km S of Mount Vernon, Washington · 16237 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.73 km S of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16238 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.52 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 16239 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10132638. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.