Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 0 km WNW of Lofall, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 0 km WNW of Lofall, Washington on Fri, Jun 11, 1982, 11:05 PM PDT (06:05 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 Puget Sound region, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-12 06:05:57 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.815° N, 122.670° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
208°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km NW of Port Angeles, Washington · 16171 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.735 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 16167 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.52 km SSE of Lake Bosworth, Washington · 16164 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.68 km WNW of Stanwood, Washington · 16162 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.84 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 16161 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 16161 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.95 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 16160 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.54 km N of Bryant, Washington · 16158 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.82 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 16156 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.97 km SSW of Grapeview, Washington · 16155 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.62 km SE of Ault Field, Washington · 16154 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.32 km SE of Crocker, Washington · 16154 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.91 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 16153 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.75 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada · 16152 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.93 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16148 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.83 km WNW of Ruston, Washington · 16144 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.82 km WNW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16143 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.412 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16139 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.94 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 16136 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.04 km ENE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 16131 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.613 km N of Elma, Washington · 16129 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.41 km NE of Bothell West, Washington · 16128 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.72 km E of Maltby, Washington · 16121 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.83 km SSE of Kingston, Washington · 16118 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.92 km WNW of Artondale, Washington · 16116 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.86 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 16116 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.56 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16176 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.616 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.92 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16179 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.73 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16180 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.82 km WSW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.03 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.84 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.64 km NNW of Skykomish, Washington · 16182 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.63 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 16182 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.55 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16183 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.81 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 16187 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.61 km SSE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 16188 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.65 km N of White Center, Washington · 16192 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.84 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16197 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.83 km ENE of Tacoma, Washington · 16203 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10137568. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.