M2.7 earthquake 7 km S of Baring, Washington
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km S of Baring, Washington on Sun, Mar 2, 1980, 11:50 AM PST (19:50 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 2 km E of Canterwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-03-02 19:50:26 UTC
- Depth
- 9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.706° N, 121.483° 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 0.5 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 104°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.16 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 17002 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.118 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16997 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.67 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 16993 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.51 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 16987 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.11 km S of Lynnwood, Washington · 16976 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.321 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 16952 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.53 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16952 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.72 km E of Canterwood, Washington · 16950 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 2.36 km W of Burley, Washington · 17007 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.24 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 17010 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.84 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 17024 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.412 km W of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 17032 days ago · 95 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.11 km W of Skykomish, Washington · 17034 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075323. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:13 PM UTC.