Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km SW of Skokomish, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Skokomish, Washington on Thu, Apr 15, 1982, 11:38 PM PST (07:38 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 0 km ESE of Bainbridge Island, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-16 07:38:10 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.284° N, 123.226° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.40 km ESE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16230 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.04 km E of Hobart, Washington · 16227 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.010 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 16225 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.49 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 16221 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.122 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 16220 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.52 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 16216 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.84 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 16211 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.83 km ENE of Tacoma, Washington · 16203 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.67 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16200 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.65 km N of White Center, Washington · 16191 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.61 km SSE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 16188 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.81 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 16187 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.63 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 16182 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.84 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.03 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.82 km WSW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.73 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16180 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.92 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16179 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.80 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 16173 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.72 km NW of Port Angeles, Washington · 16171 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.11 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16232 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.90 km N of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16232 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.40 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16232 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.51 km SSE of Parkwood, Washington · 16247 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.04 km S of Shoreline, Washington · 16251 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.93 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 16252 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.82 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10128708. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC.