Washington earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 4 km E of Cle Elum, Washington

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 4 km E of Cle Elum, Washington on Fri, Mar 6, 1981, 6:19 AM PST (14:19 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 19 km NNE of Index, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-06 14:19:07 UTC
Depth
-1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.199° N, 120.887° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67 km NE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16633 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.619 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16629 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.518 km N of Index, Washington · 16629 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.618 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 16629 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.918 km N of Index, Washington · 16629 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.410 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.78 km WSW of George, Washington · 16627 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.88 km WSW of George, Washington · 16620 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.518 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16618 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.79 km W of Entiat, Washington · 16611 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.7Washington · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.07 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16609 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.97 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16609 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.79 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 16606 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.811 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16605 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.42 km SSE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 16594 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.110 km NNE of Naches, Washington · 16593 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.717 km E of Packwood, Washington · 16591 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.99 km NE of East Wenatchee Bench, Washington · 16588 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.122 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16579 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.712 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16578 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16638 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16642 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.024 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.511 km SW of Nile, Washington · 16650 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.712 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 16650 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.00 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16651 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.02 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16654 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 4.23 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16654 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.53 km ENE of Cle Elum, Washington · 16656 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.62 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16657 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.63 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16658 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10099953 (also filed as usp0001cjr). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC.