Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington on Wed, Apr 1, 1981, 11:29 PM PST (07:29 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 4 km WNW of Wauna, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-04-02 07:29:26 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.467° N, 123.084° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.74 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 16620 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.53 km SE of Echo Lake, Washington · 16619 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.57 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 16615 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.77 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.54 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 16611 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.42 km SSE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 16604 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.77 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 16598 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.54 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 16596 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.14 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 16596 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 16594 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.611 km E of Santiago, Washington · 16589 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.52 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 16588 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.81 km SE of Enetai, Washington · 16583 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.413 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 16580 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.06 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 16579 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.40 km W of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 16576 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.71 km SE of Redmond, Washington · 16573 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.57 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 16621 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.24 km S of Coupeville, Washington · 16622 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.02 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 16623 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.47 km SSE of Coupeville, Washington · 16629 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.74 km WNW of Burien, Washington · 16632 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.56 km SE of Freeland, Washington · 16637 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.116 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 16645 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.75 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16648 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10098263. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.