Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2 km NW of Hockinson, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Hockinson, Washington on Fri, Mar 21, 1980, 7:25 AM PST (15:25 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-03-21 15:25:21 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.755° N, 122.514° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
299°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16993 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16992 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.034 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16991 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.836 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16991 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.935 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16991 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16991 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16991 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.836 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16991 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16991 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.437 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.931 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.836 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 3.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 4.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.533 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 3.838 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.937 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 4.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 3.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.634 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 3.136 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 3.236 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 3.336 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 3.430 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 3.335 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 3.535 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 3.733 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 3.735 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 4.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 3.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16989 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 3.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16989 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 3.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16989 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16989 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16989 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.827 km ENE of Amboy, Washington · 16989 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16989 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16989 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 3.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16989 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16989 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16989 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16989 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 4.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16989 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16989 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 4.2Washington · 16989 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 3.5Washington · 16989 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16989 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.436 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16995 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16995 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.236 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16995 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.235 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16996 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.038 km S of Morton, Washington · 16997 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16998 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16998 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.915 km E of Kelso, Washington · 17009 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10076168. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.