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M2.1 earthquake 4 km WSW of Lake Shore, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Lake Shore, Washington on Thu, Dec 9, 1982, 8:07 PM PST (04:07 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-10 04:07:51 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.674° N, 122.745° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15993 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.222 km S of Morton, Washington · 15991 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.930 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 15990 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15985 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 15985 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 15980 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15970 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15970 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15966 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15962 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.62 km ENE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 15958 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15955 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.924 km S of Morton, Washington · 15954 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.6Washington-Oregon border region · 15945 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.611 km WNW of Deer Island, Oregon · 15943 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15939 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15937 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.76 km NNW of Woodland, Washington · 15937 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.235 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15937 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 15995 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.520 km E of Kelso, Washington · 15998 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15998 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16005 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.236 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16008 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.7Washington-Oregon border region · 16012 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16015 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.931 km S of Morton, Washington · 16016 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16017 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16020 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 16020 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10145863. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.