M2.1 earthquake 26 km N of Neah Bay, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 26 km N of Neah Bay, Washington on Fri, Jun 18, 1982, 3:22 PM PDT (22:22 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 31 km WSW of Neah Bay, 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, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-18 22:22:36 UTC
- Depth
- 38.4 km (23.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.601° N, 124.590° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 261°, 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10139103. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:39 AM UTC.