Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 1 km E of White Center, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km E of White Center, Washington on Wed, Nov 11, 1981, 1:16 PM PST (21:16 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km SW of Clinton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-11 21:16:31 UTC
Depth
22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.515° N, 122.334° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.43
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.75 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 16385 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.78 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 16382 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16371 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.54 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16371 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.823 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington · 16364 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.91 km SE of Lake Stevens, Washington · 16363 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.53 km W of Easton, Washington · 16360 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.61 km NW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 16358 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.718 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16343 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.5Washington · 16339 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.82 km WNW of Echo Lake, Washington · 16336 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.02 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16335 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.918 km NNE of Index, Washington · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.9Washington · 16334 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.53 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16334 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 16334 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16331 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.70 km NW of Normandy Park, Washington · 16331 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.61 km SE of Bothell East, Washington · 16329 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16397 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.64 km SSE of Hobart, Washington · 16408 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.95 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 16414 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10122248. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.