Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km NE of Yacolt, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km NE of Yacolt, Washington on Thu, Jul 8, 1982, 4:18 PM PDT (23:18 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 24 km ESE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-08 23:18:42 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.025° N, 122.067° 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, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16145 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.710 km S of Parkdale, Oregon · 16142 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.537 km S of Morton, Washington · 16140 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16138 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16133 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.633 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16130 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16128 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.31 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 16126 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16124 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.94 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 16122 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16118 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16110 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16110 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.942 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 16109 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16109 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.610 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16108 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.913 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16107 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 3.48 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16107 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.322 km S of Morton, Washington · 16106 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16101 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16097 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16097 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16096 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.837 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16092 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16091 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16090 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.222 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16089 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16158 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.08 km WNW of North Portland, Oregon · 16160 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.915 km N of Government Camp, Oregon · 16167 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16173 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16173 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16173 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.29 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16176 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10137433. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC.