M1.6 earthquake 18 km NNW of Bickleton, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km NNW of Bickleton, Washington on Fri, Jan 16, 1981, 3:50 AM PST (11:50 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 18 km ENE of Roosevelt, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-16 11:50:30 UTC
- Depth
- 15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.145° N, 120.410° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 139°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.318 km ENE of Roosevelt, Washington · 16672 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.023 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 16669 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.621 km WSW of White Swan, Washington · 16669 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.712 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.511 km SW of Nile, Washington · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10094373. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:53 PM UTC.