Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km WNW of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Gorst, Washington on Sun, Oct 3, 1982, 2:41 PM PDT (21:41 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km W of Manchester, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-03 21:41:33 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.537° N, 122.769° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71 km S of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16059 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.02 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16047 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.65 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 16047 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.76 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16045 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.04 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 16044 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.01 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 16043 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.014 km N of May Creek, Washington · 16039 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.14 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16038 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.98 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 16036 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.84 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 16034 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.50 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.74 km ENE of Southworth, Washington · 16032 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.520 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 16030 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.620 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.75 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 16026 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.97 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16026 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.72 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 16024 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16021 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.84 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16019 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.84 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16019 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.38 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16018 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16017 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.61 km NNW of Port Orchard, Washington · 16017 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.23 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16016 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.62 km NW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 16011 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.64 km NW of McCleary, Washington · 16008 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.37 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16004 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.68 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16004 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.18 km SSE of Victoria, Canada · 16063 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.87 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 16067 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.74 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 16070 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.90 km N of Lakeland South, Washington · 16072 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.54 km NNE of Cathan, Washington · 16074 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.92 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16079 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.03 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16081 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.18 km SE of Camano, Washington · 16082 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.91 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16084 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.11 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16084 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.96 km W of Shelton, Washington · 16085 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16089 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10144163. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC.