Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 1 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington on Tue, Dec 7, 1982, 5:42 AM PST (13:42 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 5 km NW of Burley, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-07 13:42:55 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.711° N, 122.169° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15993 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.09 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 15990 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.00 km NW of Port Orchard, Washington · 15990 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.35 km NW of Burley, Washington · 15990 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.413 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15986 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.84 km N of Kingston, Washington · 15983 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.63 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15981 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.83 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 15981 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.35 km SE of Hansville, Washington · 15980 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.28 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15978 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.513 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15978 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.86 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 15978 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.06 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 15977 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.19 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 15973 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.33 km SW of Chico, Washington · 15973 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.210 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 15972 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.94 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15972 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.68 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 15972 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.011 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15972 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.42 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 15971 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.69 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 15971 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.42 km S of Buckley, Washington · 15970 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.70 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15967 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.00 km NE of Normandy Park, Washington · 15966 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.62 km N of Skokomish, Washington · 15965 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.96 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 15960 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.825 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15959 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 2.61 km ESE of Port Townsend, Washington · 15959 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.01 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 15958 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.91 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15958 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.01 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15958 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.26 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15957 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.610 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15955 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.64 km S of Monroe, Washington · 15947 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 3.06 km E of Carbonado, Washington · 15946 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.55 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 15940 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.70 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15940 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.96 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15940 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.75 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15940 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.87 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 15938 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.913 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 15938 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.74 km S of Seattle, Washington · 15938 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.64 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 15937 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.09 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 15937 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km NE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 15995 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.68 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16004 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.37 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16004 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.62 km NW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 16010 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.6Washington · 16015 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.23 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16016 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.61 km NNW of Port Orchard, Washington · 16017 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16017 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.38 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16018 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.84 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16018 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.84 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16019 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16020 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.72 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 16024 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10145178. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.