Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington on Tue, Jun 9, 1981, 11:32 AM PDT (18:32 UTC), 52 km (32 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
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-09 18:32:29 UTC
Depth
51.7 km (32.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.840° N, 122.784° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 16533 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.62 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.62 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.60 km NW of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.55 km NE of Port Townsend, Washington · 16524 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16524 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.55 km W of Darrington, Washington · 16520 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.73 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.313 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16518 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.51 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 16518 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16518 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.85 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 16515 days ago · 52 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.023 km ENE of Amanda Park, Washington · 16515 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.73 km W of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16513 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.87 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16513 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.95 km NW of Wauna, Washington · 16510 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.613 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16506 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.04 km W of Darrington, Washington · 16503 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.320 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 16498 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.15 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 16496 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.83 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.93 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 16490 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.913 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 16485 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.70 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 16484 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.44 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16481 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 1.911 km NE of Oak Bay, Canada · 16542 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.9Washington · 16547 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16547 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.56 km NNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 16547 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.712 km WNW of Langford, Canada · 16549 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.67 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16555 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16558 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.71 km SE of Redmond, Washington · 16562 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.519 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16563 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.40 km W of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 16564 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.06 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 16567 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.413 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 16568 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10109763. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.