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M3.0 earthquake 2 km W of Manchester, Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 2 km W of Manchester, Washington on Fri, Oct 15, 1982, 2:56 AM PDT (09:56 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-10-15 09:56:35 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.556° N, 122.577° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 16046 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.76 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16044 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.04 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 16043 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.01 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 16042 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.014 km N of May Creek, Washington · 16039 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.14 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16037 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.98 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 16035 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.84 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 16034 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.50 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16031 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.74 km ENE of Southworth, Washington · 16031 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.520 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 16030 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.620 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16026 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.75 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 16025 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.97 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16025 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.72 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 16023 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16020 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.84 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16018 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.84 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16018 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.38 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16017 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16017 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.61 km NNW of Port Orchard, Washington · 16016 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.23 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16015 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.62 km NW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 16010 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.64 km NW of McCleary, Washington · 16007 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.37 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16004 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.68 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16004 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.82 km NE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 15995 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.21 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington · 15994 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.23 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15993 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.09 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 15990 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.00 km NW of Port Orchard, Washington · 15990 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.35 km NW of Burley, Washington · 15989 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 1.71 km S of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16058 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.05 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 16058 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.87 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 16067 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.74 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 16069 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.90 km N of Lakeland South, Washington · 16071 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.54 km NNE of Cathan, Washington · 16074 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.92 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10146708. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.