M1.8 earthquake 26 km N of Davenport, Washington
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 26 km N of Davenport, Washington on Tue, Mar 18, 1980, 11:22 AM PST (19:22 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 25 km N of Davenport, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-03-18 19:22:57 UTC
- Depth
- 7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.890° N, 118.145° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 151°
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075953. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.