M1.5 earthquake 8 km WNW of Odessa, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Odessa, Washington on Fri, Feb 8, 1980, 4:38 PM PST (00:38 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 6 km ENE of Mesa, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-02-09 00:38:46 UTC
- Depth
- 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.358° N, 118.803° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 161°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.86 km ENE of Mesa, Washington · 17023 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.726 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.026 km S of Mansfield, Washington · 17018 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.012 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 17004 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.826 km N of Davenport, Washington · 16989 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.225 km N of Davenport, Washington · 16988 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.55 km NE of Mesa, Washington · 16988 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.926 km N of Davenport, Washington · 16986 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075413. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC.