Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington on Thu, Jul 3, 1980, 1:47 PM PDT (20:47 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 9 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-07-03 20:47:07 UTC
Depth
18.3 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.315° N, 121.827° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16882 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.63 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16881 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.18 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16880 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.50 km NW of Waller, Washington · 16880 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.610 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16874 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.510 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 16867 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.74 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16867 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16866 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16859 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 16857 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.71 km ENE of Browns Point, Washington · 16846 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16845 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16843 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.42 km SE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 16835 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.515 km NNE of Greenwater, Washington · 16833 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 16832 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.64 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 16832 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.17 km NNE of Morton, Washington · 16832 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.63 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 16830 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.710 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 16830 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.012 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16828 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.84 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 16823 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16892 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.72 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16892 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.64 km N of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 16892 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.33 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16892 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.73 km SW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16892 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.73 km SW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16892 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.50 km ENE of Monroe, Washington · 16905 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.39 km SSW of Brinnon, Washington · 16912 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10080413. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.