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M1.7 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Washington on Fri, Apr 3, 1981, 6:19 AM PST (14:19 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 7 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-03 14:19:13 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.984° N, 121.526° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
17

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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km SE of Echo Lake, Washington · 16606 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.07 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16606 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.97 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16606 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.811 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16603 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.84 km SSW of Hamilton, Washington · 16596 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.916 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 16595 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.43 km ENE of Sedro-Woolley, Washington · 16593 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.56 km SSE of Alger, Washington · 16591 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.42 km SSE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 16591 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.77 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 16586 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.56 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16585 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 16582 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.76 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16579 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.05 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16579 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.65 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16579 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.56 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16579 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.55 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16578 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.5Washington · 16577 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.52 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 16575 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.81 km SE of Enetai, Washington · 16570 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.06 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 16566 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.40 km W of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 16563 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.519 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16562 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.71 km SE of Redmond, Washington · 16561 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16558 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.68 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 16558 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.67 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16554 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.66 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 16554 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.512 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 16552 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.814 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 16552 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.9Washington · 16607 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.79 km W of Entiat, Washington · 16609 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.24 km S of Coupeville, Washington · 16609 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.518 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16616 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.47 km SSE of Coupeville, Washington · 16616 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.74 km WNW of Burien, Washington · 16620 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.56 km SE of Freeland, Washington · 16625 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.410 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16625 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.918 km N of Index, Washington · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.618 km NE of May Creek, Washington · 16626 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.518 km N of Index, Washington · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.619 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.615 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 16627 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.67 km NE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16631 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.94 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16635 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.75 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16636 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.012 km N of Concrete, Washington · 16637 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10098658. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC.