M1.6 earthquake 9 km ENE of Burbank, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Burbank, Washington on Sat, Mar 22, 1980, 10:50 AM PST (18:50 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 5 km NE of Burbank, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-03-22 18:50:16 UTC
- Depth
- 1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.244° N, 118.914° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- Stations used
- 8
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.69 km ENE of Burbank, Washington · 16986 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.59 km ENE of Burbank, Washington · 16986 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.95 km NE of Burbank, Washington · 16984 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.06 km WNW of Highland, Washington · 16983 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.26 km ENE of Mesa, Washington · 16947 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.24 km S of College Place, Washington · 16944 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
Before
- 1.69 km ENE of Burbank, Washington · 16987 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.55 km NE of Mesa, Washington · 16989 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.63 km S of Finley, Washington · 16996 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.611 km NNE of Boardman, Oregon · 17005 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.012 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 17005 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10076368. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.