Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km NW of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Gorst, Washington on Fri, Jan 11, 1980, 1:40 PM PST (21:40 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1980-01-11 21:40:23 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.560° N, 122.753° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
10

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. 1.53 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 17050 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.55 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 17040 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.67 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 17039 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 17038 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.412 km W of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 17032 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.84 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 17024 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.24 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 17010 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.36 km W of Burley, Washington · 17008 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.77 km S of Baring, Washington · 17005 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.16 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 17002 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.118 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16997 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.36 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 17059 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.81 km WNW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 17069 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.54 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 17072 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.56 km NNW of Port Townsend, Washington · 17074 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.73 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 17076 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.12 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 17084 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10074778. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.