M3.3 earthquake 3 km WNW of South Bend, Washington
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of South Bend, Washington on Sun, Sep 6, 1981, 12:34 PM PDT (19:34 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-06 19:34:46 UTC
- Depth
- 37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.680° N, 123.851° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 1.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 216°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10115453 (also filed as usp0001fqf). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.