Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 0 km W of Normandy Park, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 0 km W of Normandy Park, Washington on Tue, Jun 23, 1981, 9:16 PM PDT (04:16 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km WNW of Lofall, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-24 04:16:16 UTC
Depth
17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.435° N, 122.349° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16527 days ago · 17 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.55 km NE of Port Townsend, Washington · 16525 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16524 days ago · 17 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.73 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.51 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 16519 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16518 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.85 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 16516 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.023 km ENE of Amanda Park, Washington · 16516 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.73 km W of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16514 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.87 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16514 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.95 km NW of Wauna, Washington · 16511 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.320 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 16498 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.83 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16494 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.68 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16492 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.93 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 16491 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.516 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16488 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.913 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 16486 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.70 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 16485 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.44 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16481 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16477 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16477 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.04 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16472 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.821 km ENE of Amanda Park, Washington · 16468 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.60 km NW of Normandy Park, Washington · 16527 days ago · 18 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.62 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.62 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16533 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.721 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16540 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.37 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 16541 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.412 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 16544 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.6Washington · 16546 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.9Washington · 16547 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16547 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.56 km NNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 16548 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.611 km N of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.67 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16556 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10115193. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.