Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2 km S of Issaquah, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km S of Issaquah, Washington on Fri, Mar 19, 1982, 5:03 PM PST (01:03 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 3 km ESE of Indianola, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-20 01:03:33 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.506° N, 122.031° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16257 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.93 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 16253 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.04 km S of Shoreline, Washington · 16252 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.51 km SSE of Parkwood, Washington · 16248 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.54 km ESE of Greenwater, Washington · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.52 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 16240 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.73 km S of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16238 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.44 km S of Mount Vernon, Washington · 16238 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16238 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.40 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16233 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.90 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16233 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.11 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16233 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.87 km SW of Skokomish, Washington · 16231 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.40 km ESE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16231 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.04 km E of Hobart, Washington · 16228 days ago · 72 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.010 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 16227 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.49 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 16222 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.52 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 16217 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.62 km SSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16217 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.6Washington · 16214 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.84 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 16212 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.96 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 16210 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16205 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.99 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16205 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.98 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16204 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.83 km ENE of Tacoma, Washington · 16204 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.67 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16201 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 16262 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.94 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 16264 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.10 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16265 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.91 km NW of Artondale, Washington · 16268 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.43 km NE of Mineral, Washington · 16268 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.93 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16269 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 16270 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.710 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16270 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.37 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16272 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.57 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16272 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.54 km SE of Ames Lake, Washington · 16272 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.18 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.62 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 16275 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.87 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16275 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16276 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.713 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.50 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 16279 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.15 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16279 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.75 km W of La Grande, Washington · 16282 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16282 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10137708. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.