M2.3 earthquake 12 km E of Royal City, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km E of Royal City, Washington on Mon, Nov 8, 1982, 6:35 PM PST (02:35 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-09 02:35:59 UTC
- Depth
- 13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.882° N, 119.466° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 61°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.913 km E of Royal City, Washington · 16011 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.75 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 15999 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.98 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 15998 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10145543. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.