Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington on Thu, Jul 30, 1981, 12:49 AM PDT (07:49 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 4 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-07-30 07:49:56 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.952° N, 122.167° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 16499 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.913 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 16494 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.70 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 16494 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.44 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16490 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.913 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 16484 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.04 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16481 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.12 km WNW of Home, Washington · 16472 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.914 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16470 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.31 km SSE of Lakeland North, Washington · 16462 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.44 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 16457 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.62 km SSW of Parkland, Washington · 16452 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.919 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16448 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.77 km S of Oso, Washington · 16445 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.73 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16442 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.91 km S of Hobart, Washington · 16440 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.83 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 16504 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.15 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 16506 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.8Washington · 16506 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.320 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 16507 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.04 km W of Darrington, Washington · 16512 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.07 km E of Deming, Washington · 16513 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.95 km NW of Wauna, Washington · 16520 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.87 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16523 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.73 km W of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16523 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.85 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 16525 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16527 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.51 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 16527 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.73 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16528 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.55 km W of Darrington, Washington · 16529 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10119578. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:19 PM UTC.