Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km ESE of Orcas, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Orcas, Washington on Wed, Sep 8, 1982, 6:26 AM PDT (13:26 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 8 km SE of Camano, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-08 13:26:32 UTC
Depth
53.7 km (33.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.564° N, 122.824° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km SE of Camano, Washington · 16083 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.54 km NNE of Cathan, Washington · 16076 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.74 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 16071 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.87 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 16069 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.18 km SSE of Victoria, Canada · 16064 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.63 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 16048 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.04 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 16045 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.01 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 16044 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.14 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16039 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.69 km SW of Everson, Washington · 16039 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.84 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 16036 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.74 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 16092 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.71 km NE of Shoreline, Washington · 16094 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.05 km N of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16094 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.91 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16094 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.61 km ENE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 16100 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.77 km NE of Concrete, Washington · 16102 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.13 km SSW of Shoreline, Washington · 16102 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.51 km ESE of Edmonds, Washington · 16111 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.74 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 16112 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.71 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 16112 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.513 km S of Chilliwack, Canada · 16112 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10143178. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:18 AM UTC.