Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km ENE of Lofall, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Lofall, Washington on Mon, Jan 28, 1980, 10:07 PM PST (06:07 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-29 06:07:32 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.841° N, 122.574° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
15

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 17042 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.11 km W of Skykomish, Washington · 17039 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.412 km W of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 17037 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.84 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 17029 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.24 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 17015 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.36 km W of Burley, Washington · 17013 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.77 km S of Baring, Washington · 17010 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.16 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 17007 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.211 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16995 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.51 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 16992 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.89 km SSW of Bell Hill, Washington · 16988 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 17045 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.53 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 17055 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.55 km NW of Gorst, Washington · 17061 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.36 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 17064 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.81 km WNW of Oak Harbor, Washington · 17073 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075053. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.