Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km S of Shoreline, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km S of Shoreline, Washington on Thu, Mar 25, 1982, 5:17 PM PST (01:17 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 4 km S of Mount Vernon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-26 01:17:01 UTC
Depth
21.3 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.712° N, 122.343° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km SSE of Parkwood, Washington · 16247 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.54 km ESE of Greenwater, Washington · 16244 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.52 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 16238 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.73 km S of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16237 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.44 km S of Mount Vernon, Washington · 16237 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.62 km SSE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 16237 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16237 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.40 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16232 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.90 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16232 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.11 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16232 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.87 km SW of Skokomish, Washington · 16230 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.40 km ESE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16230 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.04 km E of Hobart, Washington · 16227 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.010 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 16225 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.49 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 16221 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.52 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 16216 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.62 km SSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16216 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.6Washington · 16212 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.84 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 16211 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.96 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 16209 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.83 km ENE of Tacoma, Washington · 16203 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.67 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16200 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.84 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16196 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 16252 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.95 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 16255 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.615 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16256 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.82 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.64 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 16261 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.94 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 16263 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.10 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.91 km NW of Artondale, Washington · 16267 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.93 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16267 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 16268 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.710 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16268 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.37 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16270 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.57 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16270 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.54 km SE of Ames Lake, Washington · 16271 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.62 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 16274 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.87 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16274 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16275 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.50 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 16278 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.15 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16278 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.75 km W of La Grande, Washington · 16280 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10140883. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC.