Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km SW of Everson, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Everson, Washington on Thu, Jul 8, 1982, 5:13 PM PDT (00:13 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 4 km ENE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-09 00:13:09 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.853° N, 122.435° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 15.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.521 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington · 16142 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.04 km ENE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 16132 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.72 km NNE of Rockport, Washington · 16131 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.91 km WNW of Rockport, Washington · 16131 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.010 km SSW of Chilliwack, Canada · 16121 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.86 km NNE of Acme, Washington · 16119 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.86 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 16116 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.513 km S of Chilliwack, Canada · 16112 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.77 km NE of Concrete, Washington · 16101 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.91 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16093 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.05 km N of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16093 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.74 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 16092 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada · 16152 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.62 km SE of Ault Field, Washington · 16154 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.54 km N of Bryant, Washington · 16158 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.68 km WNW of Stanwood, Washington · 16162 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.52 km SSE of Lake Bosworth, Washington · 16164 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10137468. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.