Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington on Tue, May 5, 1981, 2:18 AM PDT (09:18 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 1 km SE of Enetai, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-05 09:18:48 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.876° N, 122.038° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.44
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km SE of Enetai, Washington · 16571 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.413 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 16568 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.06 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 16567 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.40 km W of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 16564 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.519 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16563 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.71 km SE of Redmond, Washington · 16562 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16559 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.68 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 16559 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.67 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16555 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.512 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 16553 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.814 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 16553 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.56 km NNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 16547 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16547 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.9Washington · 16547 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.412 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 16544 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.37 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 16541 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.815 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 16538 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.915 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 16538 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.516 km SSE of Darrington, Washington · 16534 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.54 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 16534 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.62 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.62 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.60 km NW of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.55 km NE of Port Townsend, Washington · 16524 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16524 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.55 km W of Darrington, Washington · 16520 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.73 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.51 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 16518 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16518 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 1.712 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16576 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.5Washington · 16577 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.55 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16579 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.56 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16579 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.65 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16579 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.05 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16579 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.76 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16579 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 16582 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.14 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 16584 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.54 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 16584 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.56 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16586 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.77 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 16587 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.42 km SSE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 16592 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.56 km SSE of Alger, Washington · 16592 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.43 km ENE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 16593 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.916 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 16596 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.84 km SSW of Hamilton, Washington · 16597 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.54 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 16600 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.68 km WNW of Alger, Washington · 16601 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.77 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10100008. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.