M2.6 earthquake 3 km S of Finley, Washington
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km S of Finley, Washington on Wed, Mar 12, 1980, 9:02 AM PST (17:02 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-03-12 17:02:05 UTC
- Depth
- 2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.125° N, 119.026° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 121°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.55 km NE of Mesa, Washington · 16992 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.69 km ENE of Burbank, Washington · 16990 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.69 km ENE of Burbank, Washington · 16989 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.69 km ENE of Burbank, Washington · 16989 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.59 km ENE of Burbank, Washington · 16989 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.95 km NE of Burbank, Washington · 16987 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.06 km WNW of Highland, Washington · 16986 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.26 km ENE of Mesa, Washington · 16950 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.24 km S of College Place, Washington · 16947 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075803. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:52 AM UTC.