Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km NNW of Selah, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Selah, Washington on Mon, Apr 5, 1982, 3:04 AM PST (11:04 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 3 km NW of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-05 11:04:42 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.732° N, 120.558° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
7

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16225 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.616 km ESE of Kittitas, Washington · 16222 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.217 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 16221 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.615 km W of Vantage, Washington · 16218 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.5Washington · 16217 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.722 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km ESE of Greenwater, Washington · 16244 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.18 km NE of Grandview, Washington · 16244 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.711 km NE of Grandview, Washington · 16253 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.612 km S of Prosser, Washington · 16265 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10126103. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC.