M2.4 earthquake 16 km WNW of Orcas, Washington
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Orcas, Washington on Fri, Dec 24, 1982, 1:24 PM PST (21:24 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 1 km ESE of Port Townsend, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-24 21:24:07 UTC
- Depth
- 15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.672° N, 123.133° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 217°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.96 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 15961 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.61 km ESE of Port Townsend, Washington · 15960 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.55 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 15941 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.87 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington · 15939 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10148223. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC.