Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km ESE of McKenna, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of McKenna, Washington on Sun, May 16, 1982, 11:26 AM PDT (18:26 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 4 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-16 18:26:03 UTC
Depth
21.9 km (13.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.921° N, 122.459° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16199 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16199 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.84 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16196 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.65 km N of White Center, Washington · 16191 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16189 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 16189 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 16188 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.61 km SSE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 16188 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.81 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 16187 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.024 km S of Morton, Washington · 16185 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16185 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.63 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 16182 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.84 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.03 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.82 km WSW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.73 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16180 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.520 km S of Morton, Washington · 16180 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.92 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16179 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.93 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 16178 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.628 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16177 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.56 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16175 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.29 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16174 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16172 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16171 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16171 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.911 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16162 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16157 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.82 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 16156 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.97 km SSW of Grapeview, Washington · 16154 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.32 km SE of Crocker, Washington · 16153 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.83 km WNW of Ruston, Washington · 16144 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.724 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16144 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16144 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.82 km WNW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16142 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.336 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10136233. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:54 AM UTC.