Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km E of Carnation, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km E of Carnation, Washington on Mon, Jul 6, 1981, 3:19 PM PDT (22:19 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 5 km NW of Wauna, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-06 22:19:16 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.657° N, 121.814° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16512 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.95 km NW of Wauna, Washington · 16511 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.04 km W of Darrington, Washington · 16503 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.83 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16493 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.68 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16491 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.93 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 16490 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.516 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16488 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.913 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 16485 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.70 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 16485 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.44 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16481 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16477 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16477 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.04 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16472 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16464 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.12 km WNW of Home, Washington · 16463 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.914 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16461 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16458 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km W of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16514 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.69 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16515 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.85 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 16516 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16518 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.51 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 16518 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.73 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.55 km W of Darrington, Washington · 16520 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16524 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.55 km NE of Port Townsend, Washington · 16524 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.60 km NW of Normandy Park, Washington · 16527 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.62 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.62 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16533 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.54 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 16534 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.516 km SSE of Darrington, Washington · 16535 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.721 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.37 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 16541 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10113973. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.