Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km E of Cle Elum, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km E of Cle Elum, Washington on Wed, Feb 18, 1981, 2:39 AM PST (10:39 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
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-18 10:39:11 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.199° N, 120.903° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.00 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.712 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 16653 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.511 km SW of Nile, Washington · 16653 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.024 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16645 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.75 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16641 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.94 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16640 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.67 km NE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16636 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.619 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.518 km N of Index, Washington · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.618 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 16632 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.918 km N of Index, Washington · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.410 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16630 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.78 km WSW of George, Washington · 16630 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.88 km WSW of George, Washington · 16623 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.518 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16621 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.79 km W of Entiat, Washington · 16614 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.7Washington · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.07 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16612 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.97 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16612 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.79 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 16609 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.811 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16608 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.916 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 16601 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.23 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16657 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.53 km ENE of Cle Elum, Washington · 16659 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.62 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16660 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.63 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16661 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.77 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16677 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.82 km NW of Mirrormont, Washington · 16685 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10109863. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:31 AM UTC.