M2.3 earthquake 4 km WNW of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Waterville, Washington on Sun, Mar 28, 1982, 3:37 PM PST (23:37 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-28 23:37:47 UTC
- Depth
- 4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.666° N, 120.128° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 55°
- Stations used
- 18
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.62 km S of Hartline, Washington · 16226 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.616 km ESE of Kittitas, Washington · 16223 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.65 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 16219 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.615 km W of Vantage, Washington · 16218 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.524 km NW of Soap Lake, Washington · 16208 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.811 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 16203 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
Before
- 2.76 km ENE of Chelan, Washington · 16255 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.75 km SSE of Almira, Washington · 16268 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.48 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.015 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16275 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.713 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10141423. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC.