Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington on Sun, Dec 21, 1980, 1:14 AM PST (09:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km W of Seattle, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-12-21 09:14:10 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.559° N, 121.751° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16711 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.57 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 16707 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.91 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 16706 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.823 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 16703 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.912 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16703 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.68 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16703 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.95 km SW of Rockport, Washington · 16702 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.014 km ENE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.93 km SSW of Keyport, Washington · 16688 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.82 km NW of Mirrormont, Washington · 16680 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.06 km W of Seattle, Washington · 16678 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.77 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16673 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.57 km ENE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 16670 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.514 km SE of Verlot, Washington · 16668 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.55 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 16666 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.63 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16657 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.911 km NNW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 16656 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.62 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.53 km ENE of Cle Elum, Washington · 16655 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.23 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.02 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16652 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16715 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.619 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16734 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.84 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16739 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.119 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16741 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10093603. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.