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M3.0 earthquake 12 km SSE of Neilton, Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Neilton, Washington on Mon, Aug 23, 1982, 12:43 PM PDT (19:43 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-08-23 19:43:05 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.306° N, 123.833° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
163°
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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km ENE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 16100 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.96 km W of Shelton, Washington · 16086 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.74 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 16070 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.05 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 16060 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.71 km S of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16060 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.02 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16048 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.02 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 16103 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.618 km NNW of Amanda Park, Washington · 16115 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.92 km WNW of Artondale, Washington · 16116 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.613 km N of Elma, Washington · 16129 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10144748. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC.