Washington earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 2 km W of Big Lake, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2 km W of Big Lake, Washington on Fri, Oct 3, 1980, 7:36 PM PDT (02:36 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 11 km S of Friday Harbor, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1980-10-04 02:36:35 UTC
Depth
15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.401° N, 122.279° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
23

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.011 km S of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16794 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.45 km NE of Glacier, Washington · 16786 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.45 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 16780 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.06 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 16780 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.726 km E of Darrington, Washington · 16771 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.920 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 16765 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.82 km E of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16802 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.32 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 16803 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.72 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 16803 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.521 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 16807 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.73 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 16807 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.620 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 16808 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.611 km N of Swede Heaven, Washington · 16808 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.75 km SSW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 16810 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.74 km NW of North Sultan, Washington · 16811 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.53 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 16811 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.83 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 16813 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10088683. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.