M1.9 earthquake 5 km NE of Burbank, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Burbank, Washington on Mon, Mar 24, 1980, 11:38 AM PST (19:38 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 6 km ENE of Mesa, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-03-24 19:38:39 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.237° N, 118.971° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 187°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.06 km WNW of Highland, Washington · 16991 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.26 km ENE of Mesa, Washington · 16955 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.24 km S of College Place, Washington · 16952 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
Before
- 1.59 km ENE of Burbank, Washington · 16994 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.69 km ENE of Burbank, Washington · 16994 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.69 km ENE of Burbank, Washington · 16994 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.69 km ENE of Burbank, Washington · 16995 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.55 km NE of Mesa, Washington · 16997 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.63 km S of Finley, Washington · 17004 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.611 km NNE of Boardman, Oregon · 17013 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.012 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 17013 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10076623. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC.