M1.6 earthquake 1 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington on Wed, Jan 30, 1980, 8:45 AM PST (16:45 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 1 km W of Skykomish, 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
- 1980-01-30 16:45:18 UTC
- Depth
- 24.3 km (15.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.633° N, 122.193° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 72°
- Stations used
- 13
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.11 km W of Skykomish, Washington · 17034 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.412 km W of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 17032 days ago · 95 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.84 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 17024 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.24 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 17009 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.36 km W of Burley, Washington · 17007 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.77 km S of Baring, Washington · 17005 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.010 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 17003 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.16 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 17001 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.118 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16996 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.51 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.89 km SSW of Bell Hill, Washington · 16982 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
Before
- 1.67 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 17038 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.515 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 17038 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.55 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 17039 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.53 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 17049 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.55 km NW of Gorst, Washington · 17055 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.36 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 17058 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075093. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.