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M2.2 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in Washington on Thu, Oct 14, 1982, 2:24 AM PDT (09:24 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 3 km SW of Darrington, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-14 09:24:18 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.836° N, 120.863° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 16047 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.19 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.63 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 16046 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.66 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 16046 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.76 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16045 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.38 km NNW of Chelan, Washington · 16044 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.04 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 16044 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.014 km N of May Creek, Washington · 16039 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.14 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16038 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.50 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.98 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 16026 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.75 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 16026 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.97 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16026 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16021 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.84 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16019 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.38 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16018 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.23 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16016 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.115 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16008 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.37 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.68 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.75 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 15999 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.82 km NE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 15996 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.21 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington · 15994 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.23 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15994 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.44 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.615 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 16050 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.86 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 16056 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.92 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10146383. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:08 AM UTC.