Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km W of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km W of Darrington, Washington on Fri, Jul 17, 1981, 4:19 AM PDT (11:19 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 6 km ENE of Deming, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-17 11:19:45 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.251° N, 121.661° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Washington · 16497 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.93 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 16490 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.16 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 16490 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.70 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 16484 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.44 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16481 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.913 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 16475 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.44 km N of Deming, Washington · 16473 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.914 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16460 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.07 km E of Deming, Washington · 16503 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.95 km S of Kendall, Washington · 16511 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.87 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16513 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.97 km SSE of Kendall, Washington · 16515 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.85 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 16516 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16518 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.51 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 16518 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.73 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.55 km W of Darrington, Washington · 16520 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.87 km SSE of Kendall, Washington · 16521 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.16 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 16521 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.95 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 16521 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.56 km E of Deming, Washington · 16522 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.06 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 16522 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.96 km E of Deming, Washington · 16522 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.96 km E of Deming, Washington · 16522 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.36 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 16522 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.96 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 16523 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.26 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 16523 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.55 km NE of Port Townsend, Washington · 16524 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10116788. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.