M1.7 earthquake 13 km W of La Crosse, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km W of La Crosse, Washington on Thu, Apr 15, 1982, 3:53 PM PST (23:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 14 km WNW of Pomeroy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-15 23:53:55 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.798° N, 118.054° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 2.2 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 238°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.713 km NE of Richland, Washington · 16224 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.014 km WNW of Pomeroy, Washington · 16203 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.117 km SSE of Lind, Washington · 16199 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10128663. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.