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M2.0 earthquake 2 km WNW of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Belfair, Washington on Mon, Mar 30, 1981, 5:32 PM PST (01:32 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 4 km S of Coupeville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-31 01:32:14 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.456° N, 122.861° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km S of Coupeville, Washington · 16612 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.57 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 16611 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.07 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 16611 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.74 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 16611 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.53 km SE of Echo Lake, Washington · 16609 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.07 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16609 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.97 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16609 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.811 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16605 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.57 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 16605 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.77 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 16605 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.54 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 16601 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.42 km SSE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 16594 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.77 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 16589 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.54 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 16586 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.14 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 16586 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 16584 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.611 km E of Santiago, Washington · 16579 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.712 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16578 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.52 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 16578 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.81 km SE of Enetai, Washington · 16573 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.413 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 16570 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.06 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 16569 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.40 km W of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 16566 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.71 km SE of Redmond, Washington · 16564 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16561 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.67 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16557 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.47 km SSE of Coupeville, Washington · 16619 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.74 km WNW of Burien, Washington · 16622 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.56 km SE of Freeland, Washington · 16627 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.410 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.116 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 16635 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.75 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16638 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10109103. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC.