Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Washington on Fri, Jan 1, 1982, 2:35 PM PST (22:35 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 Puget Sound region, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-01 22:35:33 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.688° N, 121.996° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16334 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 16334 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16331 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.70 km NW of Normandy Park, Washington · 16331 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.61 km SE of Bothell East, Washington · 16329 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.72 km NE of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 16321 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.66 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16321 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.86 km ESE of Bethel, Washington · 16319 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.53 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16318 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.61 km S of Normandy Park, Washington · 16316 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.26 km W of Rockport, Washington · 16315 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.06 km W of Rockport, Washington · 16315 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.75 km W of Seattle, Washington · 16302 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.915 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16299 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.13 km ESE of Three Lakes, Washington · 16298 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.61 km WSW of Edmonds, Washington · 16298 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.56 km W of Seattle, Washington · 16298 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.814 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16297 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.74 km W of Wauna, Washington · 16294 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.513 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 16291 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.02 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16288 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16281 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.75 km W of La Grande, Washington · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.15 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16278 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.50 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 16278 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16275 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.918 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.02 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16335 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.82 km WNW of Echo Lake, Washington · 16336 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.5Washington · 16339 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.718 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16343 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.61 km NW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 16358 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.53 km W of Easton, Washington · 16360 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.652 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 16361 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.91 km SE of Lake Stevens, Washington · 16363 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.823 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 16364 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10124448. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.