M1.8 earthquake 8 km WSW of George, Washington
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of George, Washington on Mon, Mar 23, 1981, 3:26 PM PST (23:26 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 9 km W of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 1981-03-23 23:26:02 UTC
- Depth
- -0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.038° N, 119.953° 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
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 63°
- Stations used
- 22
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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.79 km W of Entiat, Washington · 16610 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.79 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 16605 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.110 km NNE of Naches, Washington · 16592 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.84 km NNE of Chelan, Washington · 16589 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.99 km NE of East Wenatchee Bench, Washington · 16586 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.016 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 16565 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
Before
- 1.78 km WSW of George, Washington · 16625 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.94 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16636 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16640 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.77 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 16642 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.024 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.511 km SW of Nile, Washington · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.712 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10107508. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 AM UTC.