Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km E of Hobart, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km E of Hobart, Washington on Mon, Apr 19, 1982, 9:30 AM PST (17:30 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 9 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-19 17:30:43 UTC
Depth
71.9 km (44.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
47.423° N, 121.915° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
21

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 16225 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.93 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16225 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.49 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 16221 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.217 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 16221 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.52 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 16216 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.62 km SSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16216 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.6Washington · 16212 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.84 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 16211 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.96 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 16209 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16204 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.99 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16204 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.98 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16203 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.83 km ENE of Tacoma, Washington · 16203 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.67 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16199 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.84 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16196 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.65 km N of White Center, Washington · 16191 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.61 km SSE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 16188 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.81 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 16187 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.63 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 16182 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.64 km NNW of Skykomish, Washington · 16181 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.84 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 3.03 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.82 km WSW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.73 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16180 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.92 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16179 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.93 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 16178 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.616 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16176 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.56 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16175 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.29 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16174 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.80 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 16173 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.40 km ESE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16230 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.87 km SW of Skokomish, Washington · 16230 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.11 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16232 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.90 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16232 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.40 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16232 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16237 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.73 km S of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16237 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.52 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 16238 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.54 km ESE of Greenwater, Washington · 16244 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.51 km SSE of Parkwood, Washington · 16247 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.04 km S of Shoreline, Washington · 16251 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.93 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 16252 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.615 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16256 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10129478. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 AM UTC.