M1.6 earthquake 9 km SW of Everson, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Everson, Washington on Sun, Oct 24, 1982, 11:31 AM PDT (18:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 9 km WNW of La Conner, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-24 18:31:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.855° N, 122.433° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 295°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.6Washington · 16017 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.09 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 15992 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10149643. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC.