Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington on Thu, Jan 17, 1980, 4:59 PM PST (00:59 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 7 km ENE of Lofall, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-18 00:59:29 UTC
Depth
21.5 km (13.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.949° N, 122.171° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 17039 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.67 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 17038 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 17037 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.611 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 17036 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.11 km W of Skykomish, Washington · 17034 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.412 km W of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 17032 days ago · 95 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.84 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 17024 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.24 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 17009 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.36 km W of Burley, Washington · 17007 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.77 km S of Baring, Washington · 17005 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.16 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 17001 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km NW of Gorst, Washington · 17055 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.36 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 17058 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.81 km WNW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 17068 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.54 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 17071 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.56 km NNW of Port Townsend, Washington · 17073 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.73 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 17075 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10074868. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.