Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington on Sat, Aug 8, 1981, 5:17 AM PDT (12:17 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 21 km ENE of Amanda Park, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-08-08 12:17:26 UTC
Depth
22.3 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.644° N, 122.624° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16478 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.821 km ENE of Amanda Park, Washington · 16474 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.12 km WNW of Home, Washington · 16469 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.914 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16467 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.31 km SSE of Lakeland North, Washington · 16459 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.44 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 16455 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.518 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16452 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.62 km SSW of Parkland, Washington · 16450 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.919 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16445 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.77 km S of Oso, Washington · 16442 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.73 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16439 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.91 km S of Hobart, Washington · 16437 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.82 km S of Mercer Island, Washington · 16436 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.93 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.82 km ENE of Indianola, Washington · 16431 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.72 km SSE of Maplewood, Washington · 16428 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 1.70 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 16491 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.913 km WSW of Brinnon, Washington · 16492 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.516 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16494 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.93 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 16497 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.68 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16498 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.83 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 16501 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.320 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 16504 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.04 km W of Darrington, Washington · 16509 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.95 km NW of Wauna, Washington · 16517 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10126603. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.