M1.7 earthquake 18 km SW of Cashmere, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Cashmere, Washington on Wed, Oct 15, 1980, 10:14 AM PDT (17:14 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km SSW of Fall City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-15 17:14:23 UTC
- Depth
- 0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.403° N, 120.632° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 35.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 211°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.83 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 16781 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.710 km WNW of Greenwater, Washington · 16778 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.73 km N of Waterville, Washington · 16760 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.53 km NW of Yakima, Washington · 16752 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.76 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 16751 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.54 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 16746 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.84 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16746 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.25 km E of Entiat, Washington · 16735 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.96 km E of Vantage, Washington · 16727 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10091268. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.