Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3 km S of Black Diamond, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km S of Black Diamond, Washington on Sat, May 3, 1980, 6:00 AM PDT (13:00 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 28 km SW of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-05-03 13:00:11 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.279° N, 122.002° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.128 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 16950 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.00 km NE of Carnation, Washington · 16949 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.02 km E of Canterwood, Washington · 16947 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.030 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 16947 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.710 km N of Index, Washington · 16936 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.914 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 16930 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.57 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16920 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.39 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington · 16918 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.50 km ENE of Monroe, Washington · 16911 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.73 km SW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16899 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 3.73 km SW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16899 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.33 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16899 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.64 km N of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 16899 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.72 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16898 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.73 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16898 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 3.72 km E of Canterwood, Washington · 16956 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.53 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16958 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.96 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16961 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.128 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 16967 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10077688. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:11 AM UTC.