Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3 km ESE of Three Lakes, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Three Lakes, Washington on Sun, Feb 7, 1982, 8:07 AM PST (16:07 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 7 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-07 16:07:44 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.933° N, 121.966° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km WSW of Edmonds, Washington · 16299 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.56 km W of Seattle, Washington · 16298 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.74 km W of Wauna, Washington · 16295 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.513 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 16292 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.02 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16289 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16282 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.15 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16279 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.50 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 16279 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16276 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.87 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16275 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.62 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 16275 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.54 km SE of Ames Lake, Washington · 16272 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.57 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.37 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16271 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.710 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16269 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 16269 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.93 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16268 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.91 km NW of Artondale, Washington · 16268 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.10 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.94 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 16264 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.64 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 16262 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.82 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.95 km SSE of Concrete, Washington · 16256 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.93 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 16253 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.04 km S of Shoreline, Washington · 16252 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.51 km SSE of Parkwood, Washington · 16248 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.54 km ESE of Greenwater, Washington · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.52 km WSW of Monroe, Washington · 16239 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km W of Seattle, Washington · 16303 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.06 km W of Rockport, Washington · 16315 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.26 km W of Rockport, Washington · 16316 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.61 km S of Normandy Park, Washington · 16317 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.53 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16319 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.86 km ESE of Bethel, Washington · 16319 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.66 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16322 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.72 km NE of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 16322 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10125728. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.