M1.7 earthquake 15 km NW of Basin City, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km NW of Basin City, Washington on Thu, Feb 12, 1981, 12:39 PM PST (20:39 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 15 km NW of Basin City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-12 20:39:46 UTC
- Depth
- 2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.675° N, 119.310° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 119°
- Stations used
- 10
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.1Washington · 16656 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.715 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 16655 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.515 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 16655 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.77 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 16647 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.78 km WSW of George, Washington · 16630 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.619 km WSW of Highland, Washington · 16628 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.88 km WSW of George, Washington · 16623 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.53 km N of Ritzville, Washington · 16610 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10098683. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.