Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 0 km SSW of Fall City, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 0 km SSW of Fall City, Washington on Sat, Oct 30, 1982, 9:35 AM PDT (16:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 4 km ENE of Southworth, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-30 16:35:37 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.559° N, 121.892° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km ENE of Southworth, Washington · 16032 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.620 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.75 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 16026 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.97 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16026 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.56 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.72 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 16024 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16021 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.84 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16020 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.84 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16019 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.38 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16018 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16018 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.61 km NNW of Port Orchard, Washington · 16018 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.23 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16016 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.62 km NW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 16011 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.115 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16008 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.37 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.68 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.82 km NE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 15996 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.21 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington · 15995 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.23 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15994 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.00 km NW of Port Orchard, Washington · 15991 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.35 km NW of Burley, Washington · 15990 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15987 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.413 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15987 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.84 km N of Kingston, Washington · 15984 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.63 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15982 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.83 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 15982 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.35 km SE of Hansville, Washington · 15980 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.28 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15979 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.513 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15979 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.86 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 15979 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.06 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 15978 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.19 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 15974 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.33 km SW of Chico, Washington · 15974 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.210 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 15973 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.94 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15973 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.68 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 15973 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 1.84 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 16035 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.98 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 16036 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.14 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16039 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.014 km N of May Creek, Washington · 16040 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.01 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 16043 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.04 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 16044 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.76 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16045 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.63 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 16047 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.19 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.65 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 16047 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.02 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16048 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.2Washington · 16049 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.615 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 16050 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.71 km S of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16059 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.05 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 16059 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10150788. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.