Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km ENE of Fall City, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Fall City, Washington on Fri, Oct 15, 1982, 1:03 PM PDT (20:03 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 9 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-15 20:03:31 UTC
Depth
15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.580° N, 121.823° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.19 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.63 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 16047 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.76 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16045 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.04 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 16044 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.01 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 16043 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.014 km N of May Creek, Washington · 16040 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.14 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16039 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.98 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 16036 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.84 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 16035 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.50 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.74 km ENE of Southworth, Washington · 16032 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.620 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.75 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 16026 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.97 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16026 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.56 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.72 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 16024 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16021 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.84 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16020 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.84 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16019 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.38 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16018 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16018 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.61 km NNW of Port Orchard, Washington · 16018 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.23 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16016 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.62 km NW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 16011 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.115 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16008 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.37 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.68 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.82 km NE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 15996 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.21 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington · 15995 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.23 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15994 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.00 km NW of Port Orchard, Washington · 15991 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.35 km NW of Burley, Washington · 15991 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15987 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.02 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16048 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.2Washington · 16049 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.615 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 16050 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.71 km S of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16059 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.05 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 16059 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.69 km SSE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.48 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.87 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 16068 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.517 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16069 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.74 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 16070 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.90 km N of Lakeland South, Washington · 16072 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.54 km NNE of Cathan, Washington · 16075 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10146933. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:26 AM UTC.