M2.1 earthquake 17 km SSE of Lind, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Lind, Washington on Mon, May 17, 1982, 3:23 PM PDT (22:23 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 18 km ESE of Royal City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-17 22:23:01 UTC
- Depth
- -0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.820° N, 118.550° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 189°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.13 km E of Mattawa, Washington · 16151 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.318 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 16145 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10136733. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:51 PM UTC.