Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 9 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington on Tue, Jun 3, 1980, 2:21 PM PDT (21:21 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km S of Blyn, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-06-03 21:21:35 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.606° N, 122.968° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.26 km S of Blyn, Washington · 16908 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.55 km S of Blyn, Washington · 16908 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.50 km ENE of Monroe, Washington · 16906 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.73 km SW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16893 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.73 km SW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16893 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.33 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16893 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.64 km N of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 16893 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.72 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16893 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.73 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16893 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.712 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 16883 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.75 km S of La Conner, Washington · 16883 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.89 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16882 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.63 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16882 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.50 km NW of Waller, Washington · 16881 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.74 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16868 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 16858 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.02 km E of Canterwood, Washington · 16941 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10077443. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:53 PM UTC.