Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1 km W of Skykomish, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km W of Skykomish, Washington on Sat, Feb 2, 1980, 11:50 AM PST (19:50 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 12 km W of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-02-02 19:50:27 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.711° N, 121.386° W
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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
289°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412 km W of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 17032 days ago · 95 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.84 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 17024 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.16 km W of Ellensburg, Washington · 17019 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.24 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 17010 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.77 km S of Baring, Washington · 17005 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.16 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 17001 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.59 km N of Waterville, Washington · 17001 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.118 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16997 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.67 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 16993 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.51 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 16987 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.11 km S of Lynnwood, Washington · 16976 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 17037 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.67 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 17038 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.55 km NE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 17040 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.53 km W of Fobes Hill, Washington · 17050 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.513 km SSW of Leavenworth, Washington · 17058 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075203. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.