M1.9 earthquake 13 km E of Royal City, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km E of Royal City, Washington on Sun, Nov 21, 1982, 2:19 PM PST (22:19 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 2 km NE of Highland, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-21 22:19:59 UTC
- Depth
- 14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.880° N, 119.462° 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, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 62°
- Stations used
- 25
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.75 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 16010 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.98 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 16009 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.22 km NE of Highland, Washington · 15971 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
Before
- 2.312 km E of Royal City, Washington · 16035 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.312 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 16036 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.315 km SE of Mansfield, Washington · 16049 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.611 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 16051 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10148948. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC.