Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 1 km ENE of Browns Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km ENE of Browns Point, Washington on Fri, Aug 8, 1980, 7:12 AM PDT (14:12 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 6 km W of Skokomish, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-08-08 14:12:38 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.304° N, 122.427° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16845 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16843 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.36 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 16838 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.42 km SE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 16835 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.515 km NNE of Greenwater, Washington · 16833 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 16832 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.64 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 16832 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.17 km NNE of Morton, Washington · 16832 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.63 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 16830 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.710 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 16830 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.012 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16828 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.84 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 16823 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.12 km NNW of Warm Beach, Washington · 16822 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.821 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 16818 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.26 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16805 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.83 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 16804 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.53 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 16802 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.74 km NW of North Sultan, Washington · 16802 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.620 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 16799 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.82 km E of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16793 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 16857 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16859 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.712 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16860 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.712 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16863 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16866 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.74 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16867 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.511 km S of Morton, Washington · 16868 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.610 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16874 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10083233. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC.