Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 42 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 42 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington on Mon, Aug 16, 1982, 5:02 PM PDT (00:02 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-17 00:02:03 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.195° N, 122.005° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.610 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16107 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.913 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16106 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.48 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16105 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.322 km S of Morton, Washington · 16104 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16099 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16095 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16095 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16094 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.837 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16090 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16089 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16089 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.222 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16087 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16079 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.83 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 16076 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16075 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16073 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.83 km S of Parkdale, Oregon · 16070 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.517 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16069 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.54 km SE of Parkdale, Oregon · 16052 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.021 km S of Morton, Washington · 16051 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16109 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16116 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.94 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 16121 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16123 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.31 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16126 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.111 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16128 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.633 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16128 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16131 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16137 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10141968. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.