M3.0 earthquake 11 km S of Friday Harbor, Washington
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 11 km S of Friday Harbor, Washington on Wed, Oct 8, 1980, 3:55 AM PDT (10:55 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-08 10:55:50 UTC
- Depth
- 24.6 km (15.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.430° N, 123.046° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 46°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.45 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 16771 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.06 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 16771 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.920 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 16757 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
Before
- 2.72 km W of Big Lake, Washington · 16790 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.32 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 16794 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.72 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 16794 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.521 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 16798 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.620 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 16799 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.611 km N of Swede Heaven, Washington · 16799 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.75 km SSW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 16801 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10089378. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.