Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km NE of Glacier, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Glacier, Washington on Thu, Oct 16, 1980, 1:57 PM PDT (20:57 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-10-16 20:57:20 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.922° N, 121.885° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
228°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

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

  1. 2.45 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 16776 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.06 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 16775 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.726 km E of Darrington, Washington · 16766 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.72 km W of Big Lake, Washington · 16795 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.32 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 16798 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.72 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 16798 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.521 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 16802 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.73 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 16803 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.611 km N of Swede Heaven, Washington · 16804 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.75 km SSW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 16806 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10091478. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC.