Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 0 km ENE of Monroe, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 0 km ENE of Monroe, Washington on Tue, Jun 10, 1980, 7:24 PM PDT (02:24 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 3 km SW of Mercer Island, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-06-11 02:24:27 UTC
Depth
25.4 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.858° N, 121.965° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km SW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16893 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.73 km SW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16893 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.33 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16893 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.64 km N of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 16893 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.72 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16892 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.73 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16892 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.57 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16885 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.712 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 16882 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.75 km S of La Conner, Washington · 16882 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.89 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16882 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.63 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16881 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.50 km NW of Waller, Washington · 16880 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.25 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16875 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.55 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16875 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.85 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16874 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.85 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 16874 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.714 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 16872 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.722 km E of Darrington, Washington · 16868 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.510 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 16867 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.74 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16867 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.55 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 16865 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.75 km ENE of Anacortes, Washington · 16865 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 16858 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.92 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 16855 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.75 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 16853 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.71 km ENE of Browns Point, Washington · 16847 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km S of Blyn, Washington · 16907 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.26 km S of Blyn, Washington · 16907 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.39 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington · 16912 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.710 km N of Index, Washington · 16930 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10078108. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.