M2.1 earthquake Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in Washington on Wed, Feb 18, 1981, 4:35 PM PST (00:35 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 15 km NW of Basin City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-19 00:35:58 UTC
- Depth
- 0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.947° N, 119.475° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 95°
- Stations used
- 18
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.715 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 16651 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.515 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 16651 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.024 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.77 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 16643 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.78 km WSW of George, Washington · 16626 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.619 km WSW of Highland, Washington · 16624 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.88 km WSW of George, Washington · 16619 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.53 km N of Ritzville, Washington · 16606 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.110 km NNE of Naches, Washington · 16592 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10110058. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.