Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington on Fri, Oct 31, 1980, 3:01 AM PST (11:01 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 20 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-10-31 11:01:00 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.311° N, 122.397° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.920 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 16757 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.112 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16746 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.119 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16742 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.84 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16740 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.619 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16735 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.68 km WSW of Skokomish, Washington · 16734 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.53 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16716 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.06 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16712 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.99 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16712 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.57 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 16708 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.91 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 16707 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.912 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16704 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.68 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16703 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.812 km W of Packwood, Washington · 16770 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.710 km WNW of Greenwater, Washington · 16773 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.813 km W of Packwood, Washington · 16774 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.013 km W of Packwood, Washington · 16775 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.70 km N of Federal Way, Washington · 16779 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.84 km NE of Maplewood, Washington · 16787 days ago · 45 km deep · 16 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10095383. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:15 PM UTC.