M1.6 earthquake 11 km ENE of Acme, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Acme, Washington on Wed, Jan 30, 1980, 5:41 PM PST (01:41 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 11 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-01-31 01:41:01 UTC
- Depth
- 1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.758° N, 122.066° 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 17.1 km horizontally, 60.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 201°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075123. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.