Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 24 km ESE of Waterville, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 24 km ESE of Waterville, Washington on Sun, Feb 22, 1981, 8:23 PM PST (04:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 7 km NE of Royal City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-23 04:23:40 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.560° N, 119.778° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
14

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.77 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 16643 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16640 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.94 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16636 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.78 km WSW of George, Washington · 16625 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.88 km WSW of George, Washington · 16619 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.79 km W of Entiat, Washington · 16610 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.79 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 16605 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.517 km WSW of Electric City, Washington · 16594 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.84 km NNE of Chelan, Washington · 16589 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.1Washington · 16651 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.02 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16652 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.23 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.53 km ENE of Cle Elum, Washington · 16654 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.62 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.63 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16657 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10111418. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:09 AM UTC.