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M1.5 earthquake 3 km NNE of Selah, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Selah, Washington on Wed, Jun 30, 1982, 7:40 AM PDT (14:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 3 km E of Mattawa, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-30 14:40:54 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.685° N, 120.517° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km E of Mattawa, Washington · 16151 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.115 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16149 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.59 km NE of Prosser, Washington · 16145 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.318 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 16144 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.724 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16144 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16144 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.61 km SW of Wenatchee, Washington · 16141 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.65 km W of Sunnyslope, Washington · 16141 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.39 km W of Quincy, Washington · 16140 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16137 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.620 km NW of Bickleton, Washington · 16135 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.620 km NW of Bickleton, Washington · 16135 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.111 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16128 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.94 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 16121 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.09 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 16112 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16095 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16157 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.52 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 16158 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10141493. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.