Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 1 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington on Fri, Dec 26, 1980, 4:47 PM PST (00:47 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 14 km ENE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-12-27 00:47:40 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.894° N, 122.320° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16703 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.68 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16702 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.95 km SW of Rockport, Washington · 16701 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.014 km ENE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.76 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16689 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.93 km SSW of Keyport, Washington · 16688 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.82 km NW of Mirrormont, Washington · 16680 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.06 km W of Seattle, Washington · 16678 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.77 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16673 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.57 km ENE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 16670 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.514 km SE of Verlot, Washington · 16667 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.93 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 16667 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.55 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 16666 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.911 km NNW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 16656 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.00 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.81 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 16647 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.512 km E of Acme, Washington · 16646 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 16706 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.06 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16711 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.53 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16715 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.68 km WSW of Skokomish, Washington · 16732 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10095283. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.