Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km NE of North Bend, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km NE of North Bend, Washington on Mon, Jan 18, 1982, 6:55 AM PST (14:55 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 1 km S of Normandy Park, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-18 14:55:05 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.521° N, 121.752° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
177°
Stations used
7

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km S of Normandy Park, Washington · 16316 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.513 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 16302 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.75 km W of Seattle, Washington · 16302 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.915 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16299 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.13 km ESE of Three Lakes, Washington · 16298 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.61 km WSW of Edmonds, Washington · 16298 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.56 km W of Seattle, Washington · 16297 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.814 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16297 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.89 km NNW of Packwood, Washington · 16295 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.74 km W of Wauna, Washington · 16294 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.513 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 16291 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.02 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16288 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16281 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.75 km W of La Grande, Washington · 16280 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.15 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16278 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.50 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 16278 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.713 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16276 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16275 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.87 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16274 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.62 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 16274 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.18 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.54 km SE of Ames Lake, Washington · 16271 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.57 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16270 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.37 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16270 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.710 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16268 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 16268 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.93 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16267 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.43 km NE of Mineral, Washington · 16267 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.91 km NW of Artondale, Washington · 16267 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.10 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.94 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 16263 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.64 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 16261 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km ESE of Bethel, Washington · 16318 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.66 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16321 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.72 km NE of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 16321 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.61 km SE of Bothell East, Washington · 16329 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.70 km NW of Normandy Park, Washington · 16331 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16331 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.718 km NNE of Thorp, Washington · 16332 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 16334 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.53 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16334 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.9Washington · 16334 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.918 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.02 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16335 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.82 km WNW of Echo Lake, Washington · 16336 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.5Washington · 16339 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.718 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16343 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10128008. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC.