Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km ESE of Greenwater, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Greenwater, Washington on Thu, Apr 1, 1982, 7:30 PM PST (03:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 5 km E of Mossyrock, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-02 03:30:29 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.136° N, 121.597° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km E of Mossyrock, Washington · 16242 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.68 km NNW of Selah, Washington · 16241 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.52 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 16239 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16237 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.222 km S of Morton, Washington · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.021 km S of Morton, Washington · 16234 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.40 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16232 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.90 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16232 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.11 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16232 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.40 km ESE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16230 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.04 km E of Hobart, Washington · 16227 days ago · 72 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.93 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16225 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.217 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 16221 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16220 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.5Washington · 16217 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.52 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 16216 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.62 km SSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16216 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.722 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16215 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.6Washington · 16213 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.96 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 16209 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16204 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.99 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16204 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.98 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16203 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.83 km ENE of Tacoma, Washington · 16203 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.67 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16200 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.84 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16196 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.65 km N of White Center, Washington · 16191 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 16189 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.61 km SSE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 16188 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.81 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 16187 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km SSE of Parkwood, Washington · 16247 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.04 km S of Shoreline, Washington · 16251 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.93 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 16252 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.615 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16256 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.82 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.122 km S of Morton, Washington · 16261 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.718 km S of Morton, Washington · 16261 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.64 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 16261 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.94 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 16263 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.10 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.91 km NW of Artondale, Washington · 16267 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.43 km NE of Mineral, Washington · 16267 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.710 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16269 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.37 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16271 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.57 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.54 km SE of Ames Lake, Washington · 16271 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.18 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.62 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 16274 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10124918. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.