M2.2 earthquake 4 km ENE of Manchester, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Manchester, Washington on Tue, Feb 26, 1980, 5:58 PM PST (01:58 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 6 km W of Burley, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-02-27 01:58:45 UTC
- Depth
- 22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.578° N, 122.491° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 45°
- Stations used
- 13
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.36 km W of Burley, Washington · 17007 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.77 km S of Baring, Washington · 17005 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.010 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 17003 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.16 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 17001 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.118 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16997 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.51 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 16987 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.89 km SSW of Bell Hill, Washington · 16982 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.11 km S of Lynnwood, Washington · 16976 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.810 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 16960 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.53 km NW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 16952 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
Before
- 1.84 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 17024 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.412 km W of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 17032 days ago · 95 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.11 km W of Skykomish, Washington · 17034 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 17037 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.67 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 17038 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.515 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 17039 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10076273. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.