Washington earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 11 km E of Yacolt, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km E of Yacolt, Washington on Thu, Mar 18, 1982, 6:35 PM PST (02:35 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 38 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-19 02:35:59 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.849° N, 122.256° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.423 km S of Morton, Washington · 16256 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16256 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16256 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16256 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16256 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16256 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16255 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.623 km S of Morton, Washington · 16255 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.736 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16251 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.632 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16251 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 2.329 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16251 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.923 km S of Morton, Washington · 16250 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16246 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.222 km S of Morton, Washington · 16245 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.95 km E of Mossyrock, Washington · 16241 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16241 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16241 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16241 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16241 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 3.338 km S of Morton, Washington · 16241 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16260 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.122 km S of Morton, Washington · 16260 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.718 km S of Morton, Washington · 16260 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16260 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.52 km ENE of Chenoweth, Oregon · 16261 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16261 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16261 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16261 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16261 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16262 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16263 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16264 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16265 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away

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