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M3.2 earthquake 16 km WSW of Bickleton, Washington

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Bickleton, Washington on Sun, Jun 14, 1981, 6:12 AM PDT (13:12 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-06-14 13:12:56 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.962° N, 120.507° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16532 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16524 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.524 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16516 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16513 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.521 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16487 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.930 km E of Packwood, Washington · 16484 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.829 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.529 km NNW of Benton City, Washington · 16481 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.513 km ESE of Maupin, Oregon · 16536 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.022 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16542 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.722 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16550 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16551 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.721 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.822 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.921 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 5.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.823 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10110603 (also filed as usp0001e5a). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.