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M4.2 earthquake 6 km S of Blyn, Washington

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 6 km S of Blyn, Washington on Sun, Jun 8, 1980, 3:40 PM PDT (22:40 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (md), light
Local time
UTC
1980-06-08 22:40:10 UTC
Depth
48.1 km (29.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.968° N, 123.017° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km S of Blyn, Washington · 16907 days ago · 48 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.50 km ENE of Monroe, Washington · 16905 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.73 km SW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16892 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.73 km SW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16892 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.33 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16892 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.64 km N of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 16892 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.72 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16892 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.73 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16892 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.57 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16885 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.75 km S of La Conner, Washington · 16882 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.63 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16881 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.50 km NW of Waller, Washington · 16880 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.25 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16874 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.55 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16874 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.85 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16874 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.85 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16874 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.510 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 16867 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.75 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 16865 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 16858 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.92 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 16855 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.75 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16853 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.39 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington · 16912 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10077778 (also filed as usp000181p). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:50 AM UTC.