M2.3 earthquake Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in Washington on Thu, Jul 30, 1981, 8:39 AM PDT (15:39 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 10 km NE of Methow, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-30 15:39:07 UTC
- Depth
- -0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.660° N, 120.178° 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
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 52°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.58 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 16468 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.410 km NE of Methow, Washington · 16458 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.67 km NNW of Royal City, Washington · 16432 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 3.012 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 16500 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.69 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16514 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.22 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 16514 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.69 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16516 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.015 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington · 16521 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10119663. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC.