M2.2 earthquake 18 km E of Goldendale, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 18 km E of Goldendale, Washington on Tue, Jul 15, 1980, 3:08 PM PDT (22:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 34 km WSW of Tampico, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-07-15 22:08:43 UTC
- Depth
- 9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.836° N, 120.589° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 210°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.919 km E of Goldendale, Washington · 16847 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.334 km WSW of Tampico, Washington · 16833 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10082263. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.