Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km SW of Wenatchee, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Wenatchee, Washington on Wed, Jul 14, 1982, 12:06 PM PDT (19:06 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 18 km ESE of Royal City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-14 19:06:08 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.414° N, 120.329° 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 2.9 km horizontally
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km W of Sunnyslope, Washington · 16145 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.39 km W of Quincy, Washington · 16144 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.543 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 16127 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.513 km NNE of Cashmere, Washington · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.09 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 16116 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.86 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 16099 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.738 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 16099 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.614 km NNE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16097 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.618 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 16087 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.628 km SW of Twisp, Washington · 16086 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.318 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 16148 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.115 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16153 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.13 km E of Mattawa, Washington · 16155 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.53 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 16159 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.52 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 16162 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.53 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 16170 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10139238. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.