M2.0 earthquake 15 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington on Tue, Jun 30, 1981, 1:33 PM PDT (20:33 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 2 km ESE of Waterville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-30 20:33:03 UTC
- Depth
- -0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.024° N, 120.222° 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 0.9 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 53°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.69 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16515 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.22 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 16513 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.69 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16512 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.012 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 16498 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.3Washington · 16490 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.930 km E of Packwood, Washington · 16485 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.529 km NNW of Benton City, Washington · 16482 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.58 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 16466 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10117183. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.