Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington on Mon, May 25, 1981, 7:42 PM PDT (02:42 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-26 02:42:04 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.561° N, 121.735° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km N of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.56 km NNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 16547 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16547 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.9Washington · 16547 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.6Washington · 16546 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.412 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 16544 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.37 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 16541 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.721 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.516 km SSE of Darrington, Washington · 16534 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.54 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 16534 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16532 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.62 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.62 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.60 km NW of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.55 km NE of Port Townsend, Washington · 16524 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16524 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.55 km W of Darrington, Washington · 16520 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.73 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.51 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 16518 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16518 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.85 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 16516 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.69 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16515 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.73 km W of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16514 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.87 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16513 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.69 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16512 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.95 km NW of Wauna, Washington · 16511 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.04 km W of Darrington, Washington · 16503 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16559 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.71 km SE of Redmond, Washington · 16562 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.519 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16563 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.40 km W of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 16564 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.81 km SE of Enetai, Washington · 16571 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.52 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 16576 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.712 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16577 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.5Washington · 16578 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.55 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16579 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.56 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16580 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.65 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16580 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.05 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.76 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16580 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 16583 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.14 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 16584 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.54 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 16584 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10105338. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.