Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km NW of Waterville, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Waterville, Washington on Fri, Dec 24, 1982, 1:15 AM PST (09:15 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 2 km SSW of Easton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-24 09:15:32 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.681° N, 120.120° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.42 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 15973 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.83 km E of Entiat, Washington · 15970 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.59 km N of Granite Falls, Washington · 15964 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.77 km W of Entiat, Washington · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.68 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 15958 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.29 km N of Sunnyslope, Washington · 15957 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.84 km NE of Brewster, Washington · 15946 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.57 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 15943 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.815 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 15940 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.74 km SSW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 15935 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.413 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15933 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.613 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15933 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.64 km WSW of Wenatchee, Washington · 15930 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.74 km SW of Wenatchee, Washington · 15924 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15988 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.98 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 15998 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.75 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 15999 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10148138. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:31 PM UTC.