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M3.5 earthquake 4 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington on Thu, Nov 26, 1981, 4:30 AM PST (12:30 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-11-26 12:30:01 UTC
Depth
21.5 km (13.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.646° N, 122.622° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.823 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 16365 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.91 km SE of Lake Stevens, Washington · 16364 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.61 km NW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 16359 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.718 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16344 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.5Washington · 16340 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.82 km WNW of Echo Lake, Washington · 16336 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.02 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16336 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.918 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.9Washington · 16335 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.53 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16335 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 16334 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16332 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.70 km NW of Normandy Park, Washington · 16332 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.61 km SE of Bothell East, Washington · 16330 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.72 km NE of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 16322 days ago · 55 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.66 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16322 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.86 km ESE of Bethel, Washington · 16319 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.53 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16318 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.61 km S of Normandy Park, Washington · 16317 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 3.75 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 16385 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.51 km E of White Center, Washington · 16386 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.92 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16397 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10123993 (also filed as usp0001h5a). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:19 AM UTC.