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Washington earthquakes in 1982

61 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Washington in 1982. The largest: M4.4 23 km S of Morton, Washington, Mar 1, 1982.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1982 was located in Washington. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1982

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 2.94 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19 km deep
  2. 2.63 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 13 km deep
  3. 2.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 4 km deep
  4. 2.84 km N of Kingston, Washington · 23 km deep
  5. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · -1 km deep
  6. 2.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 10 km deep
  7. 2.68 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · -1 km deep
  8. 2.84 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 24 km deep
  9. 2.520 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 45 km deep
  10. 2.724 km NNW of Bickleton, Washington · 11 km deep
  11. 2.63 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 1 km deep
  12. 3.02 km W of Manchester, Washington · 27 km deep
  13. 2.615 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 0 km deep
  14. 3.48 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 2 km deep
  15. 2.92 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 5 km deep
  16. 2.618 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 3 km deep
  17. 2.619 km WNW of Bickleton, Washington · 2 km deep
  18. 3.012 km SSE of Neilton, Washington · -1 km deep
  19. 2.66 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7 km deep
  20. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 0 km deep
  21. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 0 km deep
  22. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 0 km deep
  23. 2.86 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17 km deep
  24. 2.86 km NNE of Acme, Washington · 13 km deep
  25. 2.620 km NW of Bickleton, Washington · 9 km deep
  26. 2.731 km WSW of Neah Bay, Washington · 14 km deep
  27. 2.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 6 km deep
  28. 2.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 25 km deep
  29. 2.56 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 7 km deep
  30. 2.73 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 7 km deep
  31. 3.03 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 6 km deep
  32. 2.84 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 1 km deep
  33. 3.024 km S of Morton, Washington · 11 km deep
  34. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 0 km deep
  35. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 0 km deep
  36. 3.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 1 km deep
  37. 2.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 8 km deep
  38. 3.122 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 40 km deep
  39. 3.40 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 27 km deep
  40. 2.62 km SSE of Mount Vernon, Washington · 19 km deep
  41. 3.338 km S of Morton, Washington · -1 km deep
  42. 2.76 km ENE of Chelan, Washington · 0 km deep
  43. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · -1 km deep
  44. 2.611 km E of Yacolt, Washington · 7 km deep
  45. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · -1 km deep
  46. 2.91 km NW of Artondale, Washington · 26 km deep
  47. 2.57 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8 km deep
  48. 2.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 10 km deep
  49. 2.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 10 km deep
  50. 4.423 km S of Morton, Washington · 10 km deep
  51. 2.713 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 4 km deep
  52. 2.614 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 7 km deep
  53. 2.818 km SSW of Mansfield, Washington · 0 km deep
  54. 2.513 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 0 km deep
  55. 3.18 km WSW of Ferndale, Washington · 17 km deep
  56. 3.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 2 km deep
  57. 2.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 8 km deep
  58. 2.72 km NE of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 55 km deep
  59. 2.718 km NNE of Thorp, Washington · 0 km deep
  60. 2.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 14 km deep
  61. 2.918 km NNE of Index, Washington · 5 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1982 in Washington.

  1. 4.423 km S of Morton, Washington · 10 km deep
  2. 3.48 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 2 km deep
  3. 3.40 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 27 km deep
  4. 3.338 km S of Morton, Washington · -1 km deep
  5. 3.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 2 km deep
  6. 3.122 km NE of Amanda Park, Washington · 40 km deep
  7. 3.18 km WSW of Ferndale, Washington · 17 km deep
  8. 3.02 km W of Manchester, Washington · 27 km deep
  9. 3.012 km SSE of Neilton, Washington · -1 km deep
  10. 3.03 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 6 km deep
  11. 3.024 km S of Morton, Washington · 11 km deep
  12. 3.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 1 km deep
  13. 2.94 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 19 km deep
  14. 2.92 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 5 km deep
  15. 2.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 6 km deep
  16. 2.91 km NW of Artondale, Washington · 26 km deep
  17. 2.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 8 km deep
  18. 2.918 km NNE of Index, Washington · 5 km deep
  19. 2.84 km N of Kingston, Washington · 23 km deep
  20. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · -1 km deep
  21. 2.84 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 24 km deep
  22. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 0 km deep
  23. 2.86 km WSW of Coupeville, Washington · 17 km deep
  24. 2.86 km NNE of Acme, Washington · 13 km deep
  25. 2.84 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington · 1 km deep

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198273.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington
February 198232.818 km SSW of Mansfield, Washington
March 1982104.423 km S of Morton, Washington
April 198253.40 km NNE of Bainbridge Island, Washington
May 198243.024 km S of Morton, Washington
June 198253.03 km S of Cottage Lake, Washington
July 198232.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington
August 198283.012 km SSE of Neilton, Washington
September 198233.48 km S of Cliffdell, Washington
October 198243.02 km W of Manchester, Washington
November 198242.84 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington
December 198252.94 km SE of Bangor Trident Base, Washington

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

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Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.