Washington earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km SW of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Darrington, Washington on Fri, Aug 22, 1980, 11:19 AM PDT (18:19 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 3 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1980-08-22 18:19:52 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.221° N, 121.652° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 99.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 16838 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.63 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 16837 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.84 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 16829 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.12 km NNW of Warm Beach, Washington · 16828 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.26 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16811 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.83 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 16810 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.53 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 16808 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.74 km NW of North Sultan, Washington · 16808 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.75 km SSW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 16808 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.611 km N of Swede Heaven, Washington · 16805 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.73 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 16804 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.521 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 16804 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.72 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 16800 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.32 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 16800 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.82 km E of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16800 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.72 km W of Big Lake, Washington · 16796 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.45 km NE of Glacier, Washington · 16783 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.42 km SE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 16841 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.57 km WNW of Anacortes, Washington · 16849 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.75 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16859 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.92 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 16861 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.712 km NNE of Maple Falls, Washington · 16863 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 16864 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10085918. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC.