Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km S of Greenwater, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km S of Greenwater, Washington on Thu, Sep 2, 1982, 12:24 PM PDT (19:24 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 22 km ESE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-02 19:24:38 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.094° N, 121.646° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16090 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16089 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.222 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16087 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.11 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16085 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.91 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16085 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.03 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16081 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16080 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.92 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.83 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 16076 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16073 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.90 km N of Lakeland South, Washington · 16072 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.517 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16070 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.48 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.69 km SSE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.05 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 16060 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.71 km S of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16060 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.021 km S of Morton, Washington · 16052 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.615 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 16051 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 3.02 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16048 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.65 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 16048 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.19 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.76 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16045 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.04 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 16044 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.01 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 16043 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.014 km N of May Creek, Washington · 16040 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.14 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16039 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.98 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 16036 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.50 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.74 km ENE of Southworth, Washington · 16032 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.71 km NE of Shoreline, Washington · 16093 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.614 km NNE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16093 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16095 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.86 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16095 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16096 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16099 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.13 km SSW of Shoreline, Washington · 16102 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.33 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16102 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.02 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 16103 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.21 km SSE of Newport, Washington · 16104 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.322 km S of Morton, Washington · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.16 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 16105 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.66 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.913 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16106 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.94 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16108 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.51 km ESE of Edmonds, Washington · 16110 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.74 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 16111 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.71 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 16111 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.09 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 16112 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10141913. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.