Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km SW of Crocker, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Crocker, Washington on Sat, Mar 13, 1982, 3:13 PM PST (23:13 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-13 23:13:22 UTC
Depth
71.5 km (44.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
47.051° N, 122.153° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
29

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 121.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10132813. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.