M3.3 earthquake 12 km WNW of Orcas, Washington
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Orcas, Washington on Mon, Jan 12, 1981, 5:21 PM PST (01:21 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-13 01:21:41 UTC
- Depth
- 15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.643° N, 123.106° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.712 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16688 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.57 km ENE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 16669 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.93 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 16667 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.512 km E of Acme, Washington · 16645 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.66 km NNE of Cedar, Canada · 16641 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.613 km NNE of Orcas, Washington · 16638 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.116 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 16633 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.55 km ENE of Orcas, Washington · 16631 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.616 km WNW of Langford, Canada · 16630 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10093223 (also filed as usp0001bpy). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC.