M2.4 earthquake 10 km NE of Methow, Washington
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Methow, Washington on Tue, Sep 1, 1981, 6:33 AM PDT (13:33 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km N 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
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-01 13:33:03 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.192° N, 119.900° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 128°
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.824 km N of Winthrop, Washington · 16441 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.29 km N of Entiat, Washington · 16403 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10112063. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC.