Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Washington on Mon, Nov 15, 1982, 10:53 PM PST (06:53 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 1 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-16 06:53:39 UTC
Depth
24.7 km (15.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.516° N, 122.248° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km NW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 16012 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.21 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington · 15995 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.23 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15995 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.09 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 15992 days ago · 57 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.84 km N of Kingston, Washington · 15984 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.35 km SE of Hansville, Washington · 15981 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.86 km NNE of Lofall, Washington · 15979 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.416 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15978 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.94 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 15973 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.96 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 15962 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.61 km ESE of Port Townsend, Washington · 15960 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.91 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15959 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.01 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15959 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.26 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15958 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.23 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16017 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.84 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16020 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.72 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 16025 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.84 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 16035 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.69 km SW of Everson, Washington · 16039 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.14 km ESE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16039 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.014 km N of May Creek, Washington · 16040 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.01 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 16044 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.04 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 16045 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10147663. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.