Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22 km NW of Bickleton, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22 km NW of Bickleton, Washington on Mon, Oct 12, 1981, 1:59 AM PDT (08:59 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km SW of Kittitas, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-12 08:59:27 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.150° N, 120.492° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km SW of Kittitas, Washington · 16413 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.625 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16409 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.21 km NE of White Salmon, Washington · 16399 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.11 km SW of Kittitas, Washington · 16399 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.810 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 16386 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.610 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 16383 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km SSE of Thorp, Washington · 16418 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.624 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16421 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.517 km NW of Trout Lake, Washington · 16430 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.322 km SE of Desert Aire, Washington · 16435 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.813 km S of Benton City, Washington · 16438 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.213 km SSE of Benton City, Washington · 16438 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10122013. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.