Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington on Mon, Dec 29, 1980, 4:37 AM PST (12:37 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 14 km ENE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-12-29 12:37:51 UTC
Depth
16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.044° N, 121.901° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.736 km S of Morton, Washington · 16703 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.68 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16702 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.014 km ENE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16695 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.93 km SSW of Keyport, Washington · 16688 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.82 km NW of Mirrormont, Washington · 16680 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.06 km W of Seattle, Washington · 16678 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.77 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16672 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16668 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16668 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.9Washington · 16667 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16666 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16666 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.737 km S of Morton, Washington · 16666 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16666 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.130 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16665 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16665 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.9Washington · 16665 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.437 km S of Morton, Washington · 16665 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.2Washington · 16665 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.540 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16665 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16665 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.935 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16665 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 3.0Washington · 16665 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16665 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.9Washington · 16665 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 16665 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.337 km S of Morton, Washington · 16665 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.637 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16665 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16665 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16665 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16665 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.342 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16665 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.814 km SW of Alder, Washington · 16664 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.434 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16663 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.526 km S of Morton, Washington · 16659 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.925 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16659 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.63 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16656 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 5.223 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 3.825 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.225 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.422 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.125 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.022 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.023 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 3.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 3.425 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.421 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.923 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 3.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 16656 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16703 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16704 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16704 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 16705 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.91 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 16705 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.036 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16706 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.57 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 16706 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16706 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16707 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.99 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16710 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.06 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16711 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16714 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.53 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16715 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.623 km S of Morton, Washington · 16730 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10096293. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC.