Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km NW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington on Sat, Nov 20, 1982, 9:12 PM PST (05:12 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 7 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-21 05:12:42 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.800° N, 122.329° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.68 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.82 km NE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 15996 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.21 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington · 15995 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.23 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15994 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.09 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 15991 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.00 km NW of Port Orchard, Washington · 15991 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.35 km NW of Burley, Washington · 15991 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.413 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15987 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.84 km N of Kingston, Washington · 15984 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.63 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15982 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.83 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 15982 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.35 km SE of Hansville, Washington · 15981 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.28 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 15980 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.86 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 15979 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.06 km S of Seabeck, Washington · 15978 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.19 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 15975 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.33 km SW of Chico, Washington · 15974 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.210 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 15973 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.94 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15973 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.68 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 15973 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.011 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15973 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.69 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 15972 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.42 km S of Buckley, Washington · 15971 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.70 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15969 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.00 km NE of Normandy Park, Washington · 15967 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.62 km N of Skokomish, Washington · 15966 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.96 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 15961 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.61 km ESE of Port Townsend, Washington · 15960 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.01 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 15959 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.91 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15959 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.01 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15959 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.26 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15958 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.610 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 15956 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Washington · 16016 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.23 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16017 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.61 km NNW of Port Orchard, Washington · 16018 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.38 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16019 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.84 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16019 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.84 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16020 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16022 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.72 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 16025 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.97 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16026 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.75 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 16027 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.520 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 16031 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.74 km ENE of Southworth, Washington · 16032 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.50 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.84 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 16035 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.98 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 16036 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.14 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16039 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.014 km N of May Creek, Washington · 16040 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10148923. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.