Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 10 km NNE of Naches, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Naches, Washington on Sun, Apr 19, 1981, 11:20 AM PST (19:20 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 22 km ESE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-19 19:20:06 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.823° N, 120.661° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km E of Packwood, Washington · 16590 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.99 km NE of East Wenatchee Bench, Washington · 16586 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.122 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16577 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.712 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16577 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.66 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 16555 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.823 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 5.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.611 km N of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.921 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.822 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.721 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.722 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16546 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.6Washington · 16546 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16544 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.412 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 16544 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.022 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.721 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 3.216 km WSW of Bickleton, Washington · 16536 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16533 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16532 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.79 km W of Entiat, Washington · 16610 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.88 km WSW of George, Washington · 16619 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10105828. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:09 AM UTC.