M2.8 earthquake 19 km ENE of Roosevelt, Washington
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 19 km ENE of Roosevelt, Washington on Thu, Dec 18, 1980, 2:44 PM PST (22:44 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 23 km SW of White Swan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-18 22:44:27 UTC
- Depth
- -0.4 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.833° N, 120.007° W
- Region
- Oregon
- 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 196°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.618 km NNW of Bickleton, Washington · 16685 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.318 km ENE of Roosevelt, Washington · 16671 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.023 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 16668 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.621 km WSW of White Swan, Washington · 16668 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10092703. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.