M2.3 earthquake 1 km WNW of Dayton, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Dayton, Washington on Tue, Jun 17, 1980, 6:10 PM PDT (01:10 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-06-18 01:10:21 UTC
- Depth
- -0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.327° N, 117.985° 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, 2.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 253°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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 uw10079923. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.