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Washington earthquakes in 1981

93 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Washington in 1981. The largest: M5.2 23 km S of Morton, Washington, Feb 13, 1981.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Every quake of 1981

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 2.732 km S of Morton, Washington · 1 km deep
  2. 2.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 5 km deep
  3. 3.54 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 21 km deep
  4. 3.75 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 26 km deep
  5. 2.55 km SSE of Mill Plain, Washington · 6 km deep
  6. 3.29 km N of Entiat, Washington · 7 km deep
  7. 2.624 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 3 km deep
  8. 2.67 km NNW of Royal City, Washington · 1 km deep
  9. 3.33 km WNW of South Bend, Washington · 37 km deep
  10. 3.422 km S of Morton, Washington · 7 km deep
  11. 2.821 km ENE of Amanda Park, Washington · 40 km deep
  12. 2.829 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 3 km deep
  13. 3.012 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 9 km deep
  14. 2.920 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 7 km deep
  15. 2.523 km S of Morton, Washington · -1 km deep
  16. 3.120 km S of Morton, Washington · 8 km deep
  17. 2.610 km W of Prescott, Washington · 2 km deep
  18. 2.85 km WNW of Lofall, Washington · 52 km deep
  19. 2.56 km E of Deming, Washington · 2 km deep
  20. 2.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 9 km deep
  21. 2.77 km S of Kendall, Washington · 2 km deep
  22. 3.47 km S of Kendall, Washington · 5 km deep
  23. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12 km deep
  24. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · -1 km deep
  25. 2.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 8 km deep
  26. 3.216 km WSW of Bickleton, Washington · 13 km deep
  27. 2.83 km SE of Waterville, Washington · -1 km deep
  28. 2.56 km NNW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 21 km deep
  29. 2.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 7 km deep
  30. 2.512 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 0 km deep
  31. 5.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 2 km deep
  32. 4.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 2 km deep
  33. 3.221 km S of Morton, Washington · 9 km deep
  34. 2.66 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 2 km deep
  35. 3.021 km S of Morton, Washington · 9 km deep
  36. 4.521 km S of Morton, Washington · 9 km deep
  37. 2.724 km S of Morton, Washington · 10 km deep
  38. 2.56 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 1 km deep
  39. 3.121 km S of Morton, Washington · 10 km deep
  40. 2.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 10 km deep
  41. 2.54 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 24 km deep
  42. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · -1 km deep
  43. 2.57 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · -1 km deep
  44. 2.74 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 23 km deep
  45. 2.57 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · -1 km deep
  46. 2.79 km W of Entiat, Washington · 0 km deep
  47. 2.735 km SSE of Morton, Washington · -1 km deep
  48. 3.619 km NNE of Index, Washington · 5 km deep
  49. 2.67 km NE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 7 km deep
  50. 2.94 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · -1 km deep
  51. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · -1 km deep
  52. 2.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 6 km deep
  53. 2.77 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 0 km deep
  54. 2.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 8 km deep
  55. 2.715 km NW of Basin City, Washington · 0 km deep
  56. 4.23 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 3 km deep
  57. 3.125 km S of Morton, Washington · 6 km deep
  58. 2.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 9 km deep
  59. 2.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 9 km deep
  60. 2.62 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 5 km deep
  61. 3.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 7 km deep
  62. 3.023 km S of Morton, Washington · 9 km deep
  63. 3.0Washington · 7 km deep
  64. 2.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 8 km deep
  65. 3.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 10 km deep
  66. 2.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 10 km deep
  67. 3.425 km S of Morton, Washington · 11 km deep
  68. 3.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 9 km deep
  69. 2.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 9 km deep
  70. 3.825 km S of Morton, Washington · 8 km deep
  71. 5.223 km S of Morton, Washington · 6 km deep
  72. 2.526 km S of Morton, Washington · 2 km deep
  73. 2.629 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 10 km deep
  74. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · -1 km deep
  75. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · -1 km deep
  76. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · -1 km deep
  77. 2.637 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 0 km deep
  78. 2.738 km S of Morton, Washington · -1 km deep
  79. 2.9Washington · -1 km deep
  80. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · -1 km deep
  81. 3.0Washington · 1 km deep
  82. 2.935 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 0 km deep
  83. 2.938 km S of Morton, Washington · -1 km deep
  84. 2.540 km SSE of Morton, Washington · -1 km deep
  85. 2.9Washington · 0 km deep
  86. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 1 km deep
  87. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 1 km deep
  88. 3.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 2 km deep
  89. 2.9Washington · 0 km deep
  90. 4.023 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 1 km deep
  91. 2.77 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 10 km deep
  92. 3.06 km W of Seattle, Washington · 22 km deep
  93. 3.312 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1981 in Washington.

  1. 5.223 km S of Morton, Washington · 6 km deep
  2. 5.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 2 km deep
  3. 4.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 2 km deep
  4. 4.521 km S of Morton, Washington · 9 km deep
  5. 4.23 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 3 km deep
  6. 4.023 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 1 km deep
  7. 3.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 7 km deep
  8. 3.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 10 km deep
  9. 3.825 km S of Morton, Washington · 8 km deep
  10. 3.75 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 26 km deep
  11. 3.619 km NNE of Index, Washington · 5 km deep
  12. 3.54 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 21 km deep
  13. 3.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 9 km deep
  14. 3.422 km S of Morton, Washington · 7 km deep
  15. 3.47 km S of Kendall, Washington · 5 km deep
  16. 3.425 km S of Morton, Washington · 11 km deep
  17. 3.33 km WNW of South Bend, Washington · 37 km deep
  18. 3.312 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15 km deep
  19. 3.29 km N of Entiat, Washington · 7 km deep
  20. 3.216 km WSW of Bickleton, Washington · 13 km deep
  21. 3.221 km S of Morton, Washington · 9 km deep
  22. 3.120 km S of Morton, Washington · 8 km deep
  23. 3.121 km S of Morton, Washington · 10 km deep
  24. 3.125 km S of Morton, Washington · 6 km deep
  25. 3.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 2 km deep

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198133.312 km WNW of Orcas, Washington
February 1981395.223 km S of Morton, Washington
March 198153.619 km NNE of Index, Washington
April 198172.74 km WNW of Wauna, Washington
May 1981115.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington
June 1981103.47 km S of Kendall, Washington
July 198163.120 km S of Morton, Washington
August 198133.422 km S of Morton, Washington
September 198123.33 km WNW of South Bend, Washington
October 198123.29 km N of Entiat, Washington
November 198133.75 km SW of Clinton, Washington
December 198122.732 km S of Morton, Washington

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Washington nowWorldwide in 1981

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.