M1.8 earthquake 9 km SSW of Bell Hill, Washington
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Bell Hill, Washington on Tue, Mar 25, 1980, 2:57 AM PST (10:57 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 10 km W of Port Townsend, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-03-25 10:57:56 UTC
- Depth
- 44.1 km (27.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.977° N, 123.140° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 104°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.11 km S of Lynnwood, Washington · 16983 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.810 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 16967 days ago · 50 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.53 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16959 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.72 km E of Canterwood, Washington · 16957 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.00 km NE of Carnation, Washington · 16949 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.02 km E of Canterwood, Washington · 16947 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
Before
- 1.84 km NNW of North Saanich, Canada · 16992 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.211 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16997 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.84 km NNW of North Saanich, Canada · 17002 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.16 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 17009 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.36 km W of Burley, Washington · 17014 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.24 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 17017 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10076738. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC.