Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 24 km S of Greenwater, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24 km S of Greenwater, Washington on Sun, Jul 11, 1982, 8:20 AM PDT (15:20 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 24 km ESE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-11 15:20:47 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.934° N, 121.628° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16144 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.82 km WNW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16143 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.537 km S of Morton, Washington · 16139 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.412 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16139 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16137 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.94 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 16136 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16131 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.633 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16129 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.111 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16128 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16127 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.31 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16123 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.94 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 16121 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16117 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.92 km WNW of Artondale, Washington · 16116 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.31 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 16113 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.09 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 16112 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16109 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.94 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16108 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.942 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.913 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16106 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.66 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.16 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 16105 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.322 km S of Morton, Washington · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.21 km SSE of Newport, Washington · 16104 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16100 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16096 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16096 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.86 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16095 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.614 km NNE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16093 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.86 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16091 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.837 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16091 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16090 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16089 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.222 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16088 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.11 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16085 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.91 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16085 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.83 km WNW of Ruston, Washington · 16144 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.115 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16149 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.32 km SE of Crocker, Washington · 16154 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.53 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 16155 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.82 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 16156 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16157 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.52 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 16159 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.911 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16162 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16172 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16172 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16172 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10138308. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC.