M3.1 earthquake 8 km WSW of Ferndale, Washington
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Ferndale, Washington on Fri, Jan 29, 1982, 6:37 PM PST (02:37 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-30 02:37:54 UTC
- Depth
- 16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.815° N, 122.692° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 223°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.89 km SSE of Birch Bay, Washington · 16304 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.32 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 16296 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.813 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16269 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.93 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16267 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.16 km WNW of Chilliwack, Canada · 16263 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.95 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 16255 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
Before
- 2.06 km W of Rockport, Washington · 16314 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.26 km W of Rockport, Washington · 16314 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.66 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16321 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.72 km NE of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 16321 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10130838 (also filed as usp0001jd0). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC.