M2.0 earthquake Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Washington on Sat, Nov 7, 1981, 8:44 PM PST (04:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 1 km NE of Mansfield, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-08 04:44:11 UTC
- Depth
- 5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.761° N, 120.193° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 104°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.86 km N of Waterville, Washington · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.63 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 16367 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.652 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 16362 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.53 km W of Easton, Washington · 16361 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.96 km SSW of Winthrop, Washington · 16360 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.21 km NE of Mansfield, Washington · 16347 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.718 km NNE of Thorp, Washington · 16333 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10121628. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.