M2.0 earthquake 23 km ENE of Amanda Park, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Amanda Park, Washington on Sat, Jul 4, 1981, 9:17 PM PDT (04:17 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 20 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-05 04:17:56 UTC
- Depth
- 38.5 km (23.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.551° N, 123.613° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 51°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.73 km W of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16513 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.95 km NW of Wauna, Washington · 16511 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.320 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 16498 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.913 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 16485 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.44 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16481 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.9Washington-Oregon border region · 16469 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.821 km ENE of Amanda Park, Washington · 16468 days ago · 40 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.12 km WNW of Home, Washington · 16462 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
Before
- 2.85 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 16516 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16524 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.55 km NE of Port Townsend, Washington · 16524 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.60 km NW of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.37 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 16541 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10113298. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.