M2.1 earthquake 8 km NE of Grandview, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Grandview, Washington on Thu, Apr 1, 1982, 1:46 PM PST (21:46 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-01 21:46:29 UTC
- Depth
- 2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.294° N, 119.815° 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, 1.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.02
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 119°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.68 km NNW of Selah, Washington · 16241 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.715 km NNE of Richland, Washington · 16236 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.713 km NE of Richland, Washington · 16224 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.616 km ESE of Kittitas, Washington · 16223 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.615 km W of Vantage, Washington · 16218 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10124843. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:42 PM UTC.