Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 1 km SE of Redmond, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Redmond, Washington on Tue, May 19, 1981, 9:08 AM PDT (16:08 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6 km NNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-19 16:08:46 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.667° N, 122.111° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
66°
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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16558 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.68 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 16558 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.67 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16555 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.56 km NNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 16547 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16546 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.9Washington · 16546 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.412 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 16544 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.37 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 16540 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.721 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.516 km SSE of Darrington, Washington · 16534 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.54 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 16533 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16532 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.62 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.62 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.60 km NW of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.55 km NE of Port Townsend, Washington · 16524 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16524 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.55 km W of Darrington, Washington · 16520 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.73 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16518 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.51 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 16518 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16517 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.85 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 16515 days ago · 52 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.73 km W of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16513 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.87 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16513 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.95 km NW of Wauna, Washington · 16510 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.04 km W of Darrington, Washington · 16503 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.519 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16563 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.40 km W of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 16564 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.06 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 16567 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.413 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 16568 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.81 km SE of Enetai, Washington · 16571 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.52 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 16576 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.712 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16576 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.5Washington · 16577 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.55 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16579 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.56 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16579 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.65 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16579 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.05 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16579 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.76 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16579 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 16582 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.14 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 16584 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.54 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 16584 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.56 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16586 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.77 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 16586 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10103333. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.