Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km ENE of Cle Elum, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Cle Elum, Washington on Sun, Feb 15, 1981, 6:20 PM PST (02:20 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 3 km E of Cle Elum, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-16 02:20:41 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.209° N, 120.902° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
17

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.23 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.02 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16652 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.00 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16650 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.712 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.511 km SW of Nile, Washington · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.024 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16640 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.75 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16637 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.94 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16636 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.67 km NE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.615 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 16628 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.619 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.518 km N of Index, Washington · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.618 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 16627 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.918 km N of Index, Washington · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.410 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16626 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.78 km WSW of George, Washington · 16626 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.88 km WSW of George, Washington · 16619 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.518 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16617 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.79 km W of Entiat, Washington · 16610 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.7Washington · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.07 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16607 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.97 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16607 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.79 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 16605 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.811 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16604 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.916 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 16596 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.62 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.63 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16657 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.77 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16673 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.82 km NW of Mirrormont, Washington · 16680 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.63 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 16684 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10108558. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:54 PM UTC.