Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington on Tue, Mar 16, 1982, 12:47 AM PST (08:47 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 0 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-16 08:47:20 UTC
Depth
24.5 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.293° N, 122.149° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 16262 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.615 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16261 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.93 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 16257 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.04 km S of Shoreline, Washington · 16256 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.51 km SSE of Parkwood, Washington · 16252 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.54 km ESE of Greenwater, Washington · 16249 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.95 km E of Mossyrock, Washington · 16246 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.52 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 16243 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16242 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.40 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16237 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.90 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16237 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.11 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16237 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.87 km SW of Skokomish, Washington · 16235 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.40 km ESE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16235 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.04 km E of Hobart, Washington · 16231 days ago · 72 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.010 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 16230 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.93 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16230 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.49 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 16226 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.217 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 16225 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.52 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 16221 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.62 km SSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16220 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.6Washington · 16217 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.84 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 16216 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.96 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 16214 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16209 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.99 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16208 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.98 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16208 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.83 km ENE of Tacoma, Washington · 16208 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 16268 days ago · 71 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.10 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16268 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.91 km NW of Artondale, Washington · 16272 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.43 km NE of Mineral, Washington · 16272 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 16273 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.710 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16273 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.37 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16275 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.57 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16275 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.54 km SE of Ames Lake, Washington · 16276 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.18 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.62 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 16279 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.87 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16279 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16280 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.713 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16281 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.50 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 16282 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.15 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16283 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.75 km W of La Grande, Washington · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16286 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.02 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16293 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.513 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 16296 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10133683. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:28 AM UTC.