Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km ENE of Onalaska, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Onalaska, Washington on Mon, Nov 8, 1982, 6:03 AM PST (14:03 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 24 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-08 14:03:55 UTC
Depth
26.3 km (16.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.614° N, 122.622° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 16021 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16021 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16018 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.931 km S of Morton, Washington · 16018 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16017 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.7Washington-Oregon border region · 16013 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.64 km NW of McCleary, Washington · 16010 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.236 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16009 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16006 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16000 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.520 km E of Kelso, Washington · 16000 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 15997 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15994 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.35 km NW of Burley, Washington · 15993 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.222 km S of Morton, Washington · 15992 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.930 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 15992 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.413 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15989 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15987 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 15987 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15984 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 15982 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.513 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15981 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.19 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 15976 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.210 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 15975 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.42 km S of Buckley, Washington · 15973 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15971 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15971 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.70 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15970 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.00 km NE of Normandy Park, Washington · 15969 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15968 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.62 km N of Skokomish, Washington · 15968 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15967 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16027 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.620 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16030 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16031 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16031 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.92 km NE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 16031 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16033 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16037 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16037 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 16044 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.021 km S of Morton, Washington · 16053 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10145368. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC.