Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 25 km E of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 25 km E of Darrington, Washington on Sun, Aug 29, 1982, 11:17 PM PDT (06:17 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-30 06:17:41 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.271° N, 121.261° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
175°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km NNE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16094 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.71 km NE of Shoreline, Washington · 16094 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.74 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 16092 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.11 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16086 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.91 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16085 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.18 km SE of Camano, Washington · 16083 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.628 km SW of Twisp, Washington · 16083 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.92 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.54 km NNE of Cathan, Washington · 16076 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.2Washington · 16050 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.65 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 16048 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.19 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.63 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 16048 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.66 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 16048 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.38 km NNW of Chelan, Washington · 16045 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.04 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 16045 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.014 km N of May Creek, Washington · 16041 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.14 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16039 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.738 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 16095 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.77 km NE of Concrete, Washington · 16102 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.16 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 16106 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.66 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16106 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.51 km ESE of Edmonds, Washington · 16111 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.71 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 16112 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.31 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 16114 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.513 km NNE of Cashmere, Washington · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.86 km NNE of Acme, Washington · 16120 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.72 km E of Maltby, Washington · 16121 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.543 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 16124 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10146763. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.