Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km W of Burley, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km W of Burley, Washington on Fri, Feb 29, 1980, 6:48 AM PST (14:48 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 10 km W of Port Townsend, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-02-29 14:48:50 UTC
Depth
21.5 km (13.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.423° N, 122.717° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.77 km S of Baring, Washington · 17010 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.010 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 17008 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.16 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 17007 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.118 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 17002 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.51 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 16992 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.89 km SSW of Bell Hill, Washington · 16988 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.11 km S of Lynnwood, Washington · 16981 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.810 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 16966 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.96 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16960 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.53 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16957 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.72 km E of Canterwood, Washington · 16955 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 2.24 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 17015 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.84 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 17029 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.412 km W of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 17037 days ago · 95 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 17042 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10076323. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:33 AM UTC.