Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km S of Mossyrock, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km S of Mossyrock, Washington on Sat, Jan 26, 1980, 9:20 PM PST (05:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km NE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-27 05:20:19 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.283° N, 122.487° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 25.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.515 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 17039 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.236 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 17028 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.010 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 17003 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.915 km E of Kelso, Washington · 17001 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.118 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16997 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16991 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.038 km S of Morton, Washington · 16990 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.235 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16989 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.236 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16987 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16987 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.436 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16987 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.82 km NW of Hockinson, Washington · 16987 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16985 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16985 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.034 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16984 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.836 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16984 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.935 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16984 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16983 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 4.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16983 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.836 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16983 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16983 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16983 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 4.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16983 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16983 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 3.437 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 3.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.931 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.836 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 3.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 4.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 3.533 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 3.838 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.937 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 4.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 3.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.634 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 3.136 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 3.236 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 3.336 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 3.430 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 3.335 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 3.535 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 3.733 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 3.735 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 4.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 3.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 3.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 3.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16982 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.81 km SSW of Hazel Dell, Washington · 17057 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.510 km N of Morton, Washington · 17059 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.59 km N of Morton, Washington · 17059 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075003. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.