M1.8 earthquake 7 km NNW of Deming, Washington
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Deming, Washington on Fri, Sep 18, 1981, 8:01 PM PDT (03:01 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-19 03:01:15 UTC
- Depth
- 11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.889° N, 122.241° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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, 2.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.28
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 233°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.54 km ENE of Blaine, Washington · 16437 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.77 km S of Oso, Washington · 16435 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10118408. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC.