M2.1 earthquake 6 km ENE of Deming, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Deming, Washington on Thu, Jul 30, 1981, 3:03 AM PDT (10:03 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 4 km N of Deming, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-30 10:03:42 UTC
- Depth
- 3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.838° N, 122.132° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 143°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.913 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 16476 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.44 km N of Deming, Washington · 16474 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.57 km WSW of Aldergrove, Canada · 16462 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.87 km NNW of Deming, Washington · 16440 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.54 km ENE of Blaine, Washington · 16438 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.77 km S of Oso, Washington · 16436 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
Before
- 1.93 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 16491 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.15 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 16497 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.8Washington · 16497 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.04 km W of Darrington, Washington · 16504 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.07 km E of Deming, Washington · 16504 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.613 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16507 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.95 km S of Kendall, Washington · 16511 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.97 km SSE of Kendall, Washington · 16516 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.313 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16519 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10119608. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.