Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 12 km E of Wilkeson, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 12 km E of Wilkeson, Washington on Fri, Jul 16, 1982, 3:55 PM PDT (22:55 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 23 km ESE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-16 22:55:48 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.100° N, 121.885° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16137 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.94 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 16136 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16131 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.41 km NE of Bothell West, Washington · 16128 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.111 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16128 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16126 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.31 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16123 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.94 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 16121 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.72 km E of Maltby, Washington · 16120 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.83 km SSE of Kingston, Washington · 16118 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.92 km WNW of Artondale, Washington · 16116 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.31 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 16113 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.09 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 16112 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.71 km NNE of Esperance, Washington · 16111 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.74 km SSW of Woodway, Washington · 16111 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.51 km ESE of Edmonds, Washington · 16110 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.94 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16108 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.913 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16106 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.66 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.16 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 16105 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.322 km S of Morton, Washington · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.21 km SSE of Newport, Washington · 16104 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.02 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 16103 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.33 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16102 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.13 km SSW of Shoreline, Washington · 16102 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.61 km ENE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 16100 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16099 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16095 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16095 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.86 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16094 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.614 km NNE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16093 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.71 km NE of Shoreline, Washington · 16093 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.86 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16091 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.837 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16090 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16089 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16089 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.222 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16087 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.96 km W of Shelton, Washington · 16086 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.11 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16085 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.91 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16084 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 2.03 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16081 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16079 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 1.537 km S of Morton, Washington · 16139 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.82 km WNW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16142 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16144 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.724 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16144 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.83 km WNW of Ruston, Washington · 16144 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.93 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 16147 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.115 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16149 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.91 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 16153 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.32 km SE of Crocker, Washington · 16154 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.97 km SSW of Grapeview, Washington · 16154 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.82 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 16156 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16157 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.95 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 16160 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.84 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 16161 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.911 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16162 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10139928. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:56 AM UTC.