M2.3 earthquake 18 km ENE of Roosevelt, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 18 km ENE of Roosevelt, Washington on Thu, Jan 29, 1981, 8:13 PM PST (04:13 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 23 km SW of White Swan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-30 04:13:18 UTC
- Depth
- -0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.827° N, 120.016° W
- Region
- Oregon
- 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 240°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.023 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 16669 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.621 km WSW of White Swan, Washington · 16669 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.50 km NNW of Dallesport, Washington · 16625 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.619 km WSW of Highland, Washington · 16624 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10097033. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:42 PM UTC.