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M3.7 earthquake 5 km SW of Clinton, Washington

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Clinton, Washington on Thu, Nov 12, 1981, 10:10 AM PST (18:10 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-11-12 18:10:25 UTC
Depth
26.3 km (16.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.943° N, 122.405° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.54 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16373 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.823 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 16366 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.91 km SE of Lake Stevens, Washington · 16365 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.61 km NW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 16361 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.5Washington · 16341 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.82 km WNW of Echo Lake, Washington · 16338 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.02 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16337 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.918 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16337 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.9Washington · 16337 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.53 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16336 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 16336 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16334 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.70 km NW of Normandy Park, Washington · 16333 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.61 km SE of Bothell East, Washington · 16332 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km E of White Center, Washington · 16388 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.92 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16399 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.64 km SSE of Hobart, Washington · 16410 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10122398 (also filed as usp0001gxp). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC.