M2.6 earthquake 10 km W of Prescott, Washington
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km W of Prescott, Washington on Thu, Jul 9, 1981, 7:42 PM PDT (02:42 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-10 02:42:03 UTC
- Depth
- 2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.296° N, 118.445° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 211°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 16
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.529 km NNW of Benton City, Washington · 16481 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.013 km W of Othello, Washington · 16455 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10115158. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.