Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 1 km S of Hobart, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 1 km S of Hobart, Washington on Sun, Sep 27, 1981, 8:12 AM PDT (15:12 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km SW of Clinton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-27 15:12:09 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.404° N, 121.971° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km S of Mercer Island, Washington · 16429 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.93 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.82 km ENE of Indianola, Washington · 16424 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.72 km SSE of Maplewood, Washington · 16422 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.95 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 16414 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.64 km SSE of Hobart, Washington · 16408 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.92 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16397 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.51 km E of White Center, Washington · 16385 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.75 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 16385 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.78 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 16382 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16371 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.54 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16371 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16433 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.77 km S of Oso, Washington · 16435 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.919 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16439 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.62 km SSW of Parkland, Washington · 16443 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.518 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16446 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.44 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 16448 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.521 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.31 km SSE of Lakeland North, Washington · 16452 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16458 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.914 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16460 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10119688. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.