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M3.5 earthquake 3 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington on Sun, Sep 21, 1980, 10:45 AM PDT (17:45 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1980-09-21 17:45:12 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.908° N, 121.824° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km NW of North Sultan, Washington · 16803 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.75 km SSW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 16802 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.611 km N of Swede Heaven, Washington · 16800 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.620 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 16799 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.73 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 16799 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.521 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 16798 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.72 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 16795 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.32 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 16795 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.82 km E of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16794 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.72 km W of Big Lake, Washington · 16791 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.84 km NE of Maplewood, Washington · 16787 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.70 km N of Federal Way, Washington · 16779 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.710 km WNW of Greenwater, Washington · 16773 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.82 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 16763 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.726 km E of Darrington, Washington · 16762 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.920 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 16757 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.83 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 16805 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.26 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16805 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.12 km NNW of Warm Beach, Washington · 16823 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.84 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 16824 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.012 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16828 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.63 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 16831 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.64 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 16833 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.05 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 16833 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10088198 (also filed as usp00019x2). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC.