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M1.6 earthquake 8 km WNW of Stanwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Stanwood, Washington on Wed, Jun 23, 1982, 12:07 PM PDT (19:07 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 4 km NW of Edmonds, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-23 19:07:05 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.272° N, 122.471° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 16161 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 16160 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.95 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 16160 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.54 km N of Bryant, Washington · 16158 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.62 km SE of Ault Field, Washington · 16154 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.91 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 16153 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.75 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada · 16151 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.93 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16147 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.710 km SW of Everson, Washington · 16146 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.82 km WNW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16142 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.521 km SSE of Marblemount, Washington · 16142 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.04 km ENE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 16131 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.72 km NNE of Rockport, Washington · 16131 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.91 km WNW of Rockport, Washington · 16130 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.41 km NE of Bothell West, Washington · 16128 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.010 km SSW of Chilliwack, Canada · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.72 km E of Maltby, Washington · 16120 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.86 km NNE of Acme, Washington · 16119 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.83 km SSE of Kingston, Washington · 16118 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.86 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 16115 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.31 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 16113 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.513 km S of Chilliwack, Canada · 16111 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.71 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 16111 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.74 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 16111 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.51 km ESE of Edmonds, Washington · 16110 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.66 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.16 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 16105 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.21 km SSE of Newport, Washington · 16104 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.02 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 16103 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.33 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16102 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km SSE of Lake Bosworth, Washington · 16164 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.735 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 16167 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.72 km NW of Port Angeles, Washington · 16171 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.80 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 16173 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.56 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16176 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.616 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16176 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.92 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16179 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.73 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16180 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.82 km WSW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.03 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.84 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16181 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.63 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 16182 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.55 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16183 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.81 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 16187 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.61 km SSE of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 16188 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.65 km N of White Center, Washington · 16191 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10140318. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.