Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km E of Cle Elum, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km E of Cle Elum, Washington on Fri, Feb 13, 1981, 3:15 PM PST (23:15 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 2 km E of Cle Elum, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-13 23:15:36 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.199° N, 120.899° 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
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
12

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.53 km ENE of Cle Elum, Washington · 16654 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 4.23 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.02 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16652 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.00 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.712 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.511 km SW of Nile, Washington · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.024 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16640 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.75 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16637 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.94 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16636 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.67 km NE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16631 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.619 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.518 km N of Index, Washington · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.618 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 16627 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.918 km N of Index, Washington · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.410 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16626 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.78 km WSW of George, Washington · 16625 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.88 km WSW of George, Washington · 16618 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.518 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16617 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.79 km W of Entiat, Washington · 16610 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.7Washington · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.07 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16607 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.97 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16607 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.79 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 16605 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.811 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16603 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.77 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16672 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.82 km NW of Mirrormont, Washington · 16680 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.63 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 16683 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10098823. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:17 AM UTC.