M1.8 earthquake 4 km ESE of Hobart, Washington
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Hobart, Washington on Tue, Feb 12, 1980, 11:53 AM PST (19:53 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 7 km S of Baring, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-02-12 19:53:39 UTC
- Depth
- 21.8 km (13.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.407° N, 121.912° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 104°
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.24 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 17019 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.36 km W of Burley, Washington · 17016 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.77 km S of Baring, Washington · 17014 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.010 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 17012 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.16 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 17010 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.118 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 17006 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.51 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 16996 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.11 km S of Lynnwood, Washington · 16985 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 2.412 km W of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 17041 days ago · 95 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.11 km W of Skykomish, Washington · 17043 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 17046 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.67 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 17047 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.515 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 17048 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.53 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 17059 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075623. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC.