M1.5 earthquake 24 km NW of Soap Lake, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km NW of Soap Lake, Washington on Sat, May 8, 1982, 12:06 AM PDT (07:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 11 km WNW of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-08 07:06:12 UTC
- Depth
- 10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.536° N, 119.725° 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, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 94°
- Stations used
- 13
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
- 1.811 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 16203 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.53 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 16165 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.13 km E of Mattawa, Washington · 16151 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 1.615 km W of Vantage, Washington · 16218 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.65 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 16219 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.616 km ESE of Kittitas, Washington · 16222 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.62 km S of Hartline, Washington · 16225 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10133338. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:36 AM UTC.