M1.5 earthquake 18 km S of Point Roberts, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km S of Point Roberts, Washington on Sun, May 2, 1982, 6:35 AM PDT (13:35 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 10 km SSE of Victoria, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-02 13:35:43 UTC
- Depth
- 73.8 km (45.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 48.819° N, 123.084° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 288°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.010 km SSE of Victoria, Canada · 16209 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.03 km S of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 16203 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.55 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16183 days ago · 52 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.72 km NW of Port Angeles, Washington · 16171 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.68 km WNW of Stanwood, Washington · 16162 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.54 km N of Bryant, Washington · 16158 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10132108. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.