Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km ENE of Glacier, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Glacier, Washington on Tue, Jun 17, 1980, 5:24 AM PDT (12:24 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 5 km S of La Conner, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-06-17 12:24:36 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.900° N, 121.882° 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 4.2 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
227°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16885 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.75 km S of La Conner, Washington · 16883 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.25 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16875 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.55 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16875 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.85 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16875 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.85 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16875 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.714 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 16873 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.58 km NE of Maple Falls, Washington · 16871 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.722 km E of Darrington, Washington · 16869 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.510 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 16868 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.55 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 16866 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.75 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 16866 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 16858 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.712 km NNE of Maple Falls, Washington · 16858 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.92 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 16855 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.75 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16854 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.09 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16845 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.59 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16845 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.57 km WNW of Anacortes, Washington · 16844 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10079893. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC.