Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Washington on Wed, Jun 3, 1981, 9:04 AM PDT (16:04 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 12 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-03 16:04:28 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.691° N, 121.988° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 16543 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.37 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 16540 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.721 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.516 km SSE of Darrington, Washington · 16534 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.54 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 16533 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16532 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.62 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.62 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.60 km NW of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.55 km NE of Port Townsend, Washington · 16524 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16524 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.55 km W of Darrington, Washington · 16520 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.73 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16518 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.51 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 16518 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.85 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 16515 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.73 km W of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16513 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.87 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16513 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.95 km NW of Wauna, Washington · 16510 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.04 km W of Darrington, Washington · 16502 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.83 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16493 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.68 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16491 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.93 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 16490 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.516 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16487 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16546 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.56 km NNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 16547 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.67 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16555 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.68 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 16558 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16558 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.71 km SE of Redmond, Washington · 16561 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.519 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16562 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.40 km W of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 16564 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.06 km NNE of Port Townsend, Washington · 16566 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.413 km WSW of Ault Field, Washington · 16568 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.81 km SE of Enetai, Washington · 16571 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.52 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 16576 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.712 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16576 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10108318. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:12 PM UTC.