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M1.6 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Washington on Thu, Jun 4, 1981, 12:23 PM PDT (19:23 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 29 km SW of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-04 19:23:27 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.730° N, 121.838° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.929 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 16545 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 16545 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16545 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.324 km S of Morton, Washington · 16544 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16544 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.412 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 16543 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.022 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16540 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.721 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16538 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16536 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16535 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.839 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16535 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16534 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.620 km S of Morton, Washington · 16534 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 16534 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16534 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16534 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16533 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16532 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16532 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.238 km S of Morton, Washington · 16531 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.137 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.532 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.439 km S of Morton, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16530 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16530 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.521 km S of Morton, Washington · 16530 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.60 km NW of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16526 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16524 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.521 km S of Morton, Washington · 16524 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16524 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16523 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.524 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.51 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 16518 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16513 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.95 km NW of Wauna, Washington · 16510 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 3.120 km S of Morton, Washington · 16509 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 16498 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.920 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 16498 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16496 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.7Washington · 16495 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.83 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.221 km S of Morton, Washington · 16494 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16494 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16493 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16545 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16546 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16546 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.722 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16551 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.721 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.822 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.921 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.611 km N of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · -2 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 5.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.823 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 16554 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 3.221 km S of Morton, Washington · 16554 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16554 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16554 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.67 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16555 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10108683. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC.