M1.6 earthquake 3 km SW of Warden, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Warden, Washington on Tue, Jan 20, 1981, 1:15 PM PST (21:15 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 21 km ENE of Moses Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-20 21:15:51 UTC
- Depth
- 2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.951° N, 119.074° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 220°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.721 km ENE of Moses Lake, Washington · 16679 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.715 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 16659 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.1Washington · 16652 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.715 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 16652 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.515 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 16651 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.024 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.77 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 16643 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.78 km WSW of George, Washington · 16626 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.619 km WSW of Highland, Washington · 16624 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10095553. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.