M2.2 earthquake 2 km ESE of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Waterville, Washington on Tue, Jul 7, 1981, 11:06 AM PDT (18:06 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 12 km NNW of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-07 18:06:45 UTC
- Depth
- -0.4 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.640° N, 120.045° 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 1.2 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 63°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.69 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16513 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.012 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 16499 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.3Washington · 16490 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.58 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 16466 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.410 km NE of Methow, Washington · 16457 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
Before
- 1.69 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 16515 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.015 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington · 16520 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.317 km NW of Othello, Washington · 16523 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.83 km SE of Waterville, Washington · 16540 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10114198. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.