Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km E of Granite Falls, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km E of Granite Falls, Washington on Wed, Sep 1, 1982, 5:33 PM PDT (00:33 UTC), -1 km (-1 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
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-02 00:33:49 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.090° N, 121.905° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.11 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16090 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.79 km ESE of Orcas, Washington · 16090 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.91 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16090 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.18 km SE of Camano, Washington · 16088 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.03 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16087 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.92 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16083 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.54 km NNE of Cathan, Washington · 16080 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.90 km N of Lakeland South, Washington · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.74 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 16076 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.87 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 16074 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.05 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 16065 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.71 km S of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16065 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.2Washington · 16054 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.02 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16053 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.65 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 16053 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.63 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 16052 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.76 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16051 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.04 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 16050 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.01 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 16049 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.014 km N of May Creek, Washington · 16045 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.14 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16044 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.69 km SW of Everson, Washington · 16044 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.98 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 16042 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.84 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 16040 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.50 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16038 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.74 km ENE of Southworth, Washington · 16038 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.71 km NE of Shoreline, Washington · 16098 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.05 km N of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16098 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.91 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16098 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.614 km NNE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.225 km E of Darrington, Washington · 16100 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.738 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 16100 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.61 km ENE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 16105 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.77 km NE of Concrete, Washington · 16106 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.13 km SSW of Shoreline, Washington · 16107 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.33 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16107 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.21 km SSE of Newport, Washington · 16109 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.16 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 16110 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.66 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16111 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.51 km ESE of Edmonds, Washington · 16115 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.74 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 16116 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.71 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 16116 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.31 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 16118 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.86 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 16121 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.83 km SSE of Kingston, Washington · 16124 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.86 km NNE of Acme, Washington · 16124 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10141893. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.