Washington earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 6 km SW of Grapeview, Washington

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Grapeview, Washington on Wed, Jan 9, 1980, 4:47 AM PST (12:47 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km NE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1980-01-09 12:47:10 UTC
Depth
44.5 km (27.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.291° N, 122.905° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km NW of Gorst, Washington · 17056 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.53 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 17049 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.515 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 17038 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.67 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 17038 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 17037 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.84 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 17024 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.24 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 17009 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.36 km W of Burley, Washington · 17007 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.010 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 17003 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.16 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 17001 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.510 km N of Morton, Washington · 17059 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.59 km N of Morton, Washington · 17059 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.54 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 17071 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.56 km NNW of Port Townsend, Washington · 17073 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.73 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 17075 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.12 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 17083 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.23 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 17088 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10074743. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.