Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km W of Easton, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km W of Easton, Washington on Sun, Dec 6, 1981, 7:13 PM PST (03:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 24 km ESE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-07 03:13:31 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.232° N, 121.231° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.024 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.718 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16344 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.82 km WNW of Echo Lake, Washington · 16336 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.02 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16335 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.918 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.9Washington · 16335 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16334 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.53 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16334 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 16334 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.718 km NNE of Thorp, Washington · 16332 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16332 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.70 km NW of Normandy Park, Washington · 16331 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.61 km SE of Bothell East, Washington · 16330 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.53 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16318 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.61 km S of Normandy Park, Washington · 16317 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16313 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.124 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16307 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.513 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 16302 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.75 km W of Seattle, Washington · 16302 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16372 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.78 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 16382 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.51 km E of White Center, Washington · 16386 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.0Washington · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10121513. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.