M2.0 earthquake 14 km WNW of Pomeroy, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Pomeroy, Washington on Thu, May 13, 1982, 2:55 PM PDT (21:55 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 17 km SSE of Lind, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-13 21:55:24 UTC
- Depth
- 3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.529° N, 117.767° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 201°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10134238. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.