M2.3 earthquake 6 km W of Skokomish, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km W of Skokomish, Washington on Sat, Aug 16, 1980, 9:46 AM PDT (16:46 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 21 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-08-16 16:46:12 UTC
- Depth
- 42.4 km (26.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.329° N, 123.238° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 60°
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.42 km SE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 16844 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 16842 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.64 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 16842 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.63 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 16840 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.84 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 16832 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.821 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 16827 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.620 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 16808 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.84 km NE of Maplewood, Washington · 16796 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.70 km N of Federal Way, Washington · 16788 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10084848. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.