Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 1 km WNW of Rockport, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Rockport, Washington on Sat, Jul 24, 1982, 3:54 PM PDT (22:54 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 1 km NE of Bothell West, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-24 22:54:40 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.493° N, 121.617° 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
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
214°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.41 km NE of Bothell West, Washington · 16128 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.543 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 16123 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.010 km SSW of Chilliwack, Canada · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.72 km E of Maltby, Washington · 16120 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.86 km NNE of Acme, Washington · 16119 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.86 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 16115 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.513 km S of Chilliwack, Canada · 16111 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.71 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 16111 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.51 km ESE of Edmonds, Washington · 16110 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.66 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.77 km NE of Concrete, Washington · 16101 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.738 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 16094 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.225 km E of Darrington, Washington · 16094 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.91 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16093 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.71 km NE of Shoreline, Washington · 16093 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.74 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 16091 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.79 km ESE of Orcas, Washington · 16085 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.18 km SE of Camano, Washington · 16082 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.628 km SW of Twisp, Washington · 16082 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.92 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.54 km NNE of Cathan, Washington · 16075 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km NNE of Rockport, Washington · 16131 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.04 km ENE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 16131 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.521 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington · 16142 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.710 km SW of Everson, Washington · 16146 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.93 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16147 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.91 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 16153 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.62 km SE of Ault Field, Washington · 16154 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.54 km N of Bryant, Washington · 16158 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.95 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 16160 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 16160 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10141768. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:31 AM UTC.