M2.9 earthquake 20 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington on Thu, Nov 6, 1980, 5:37 AM PST (13:37 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-11-06 13:37:52 UTC
- Depth
- 44.9 km (27.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.860° N, 123.139° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 36°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.84 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16740 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.68 km WSW of Skokomish, Washington · 16733 days ago · 43 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.53 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16716 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.94 km SE of North Saanich, Canada · 16714 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.91 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 16706 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
Before
- 1.82 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 16763 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.70 km N of Federal Way, Washington · 16779 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.011 km S of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16786 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.84 km NE of Maplewood, Washington · 16786 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10089753. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.