M1.6 earthquake 5 km NW of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Waterville, Washington on Mon, Apr 26, 1982, 10:15 PM PDT (05:15 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 11 km WNW of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-27 05:15:06 UTC
- Depth
- -0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.688° N, 120.121° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 61°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.615 km W of Vantage, Washington · 16218 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.524 km NW of Soap Lake, Washington · 16208 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.811 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 16203 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.64 km NNW of Skykomish, Washington · 16182 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.53 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 16165 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.711 km E of Winthrop, Washington · 16163 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10130988. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.