M1.7 earthquake 11 km NE of Grandview, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Grandview, Washington on Tue, Mar 23, 1982, 3:55 PM PST (23:55 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 8 km NE of Grandview, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-23 23:55:08 UTC
- Depth
- -0.1 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.318° N, 119.796° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 115°
- Stations used
- 16
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.18 km NE of Grandview, Washington · 16245 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.68 km NNW of Selah, Washington · 16241 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.715 km NNE of Richland, Washington · 16236 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.713 km NE of Richland, Washington · 16224 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.616 km ESE of Kittitas, Washington · 16223 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.615 km W of Vantage, Washington · 16218 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10140498. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:09 AM UTC.