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M2.0 earthquake 6 km ESE of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Deming, Washington on Wed, Oct 22, 1980, 9:50 PM PDT (04:50 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-10-23 04:50:02 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.810° N, 122.133° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 99.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
188°, 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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.726 km E of Darrington, Washington · 16763 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.94 km SE of North Saanich, Canada · 16715 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.45 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 16772 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.45 km NE of Glacier, Washington · 16778 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.011 km S of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16787 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.72 km W of Big Lake, Washington · 16791 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.32 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 16795 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.72 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 16795 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.521 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 16799 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.73 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 16799 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.611 km N of Swede Heaven, Washington · 16800 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10093758. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.