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M1.7 earthquake 8 km WSW of George, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of George, Washington on Mon, Mar 16, 1981, 4:31 PM PST (00:31 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 8 km WSW of George, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-17 00:31:16 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.046° N, 119.960° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
105°
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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km WSW of George, Washington · 16619 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.79 km W of Entiat, Washington · 16610 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.79 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 16605 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.110 km NNE of Naches, Washington · 16592 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.84 km NNE of Chelan, Washington · 16590 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.99 km NE of East Wenatchee Bench, Washington · 16587 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.016 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 16566 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.94 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16636 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16640 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.77 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 16643 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.024 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.511 km SW of Nile, Washington · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.712 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.515 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 16651 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.715 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 16651 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.1Washington · 16652 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.02 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16652 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.23 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.53 km ENE of Cle Elum, Washington · 16655 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.62 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10105213. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.