M1.5 earthquake 26 km NE of Sunnyside, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Sunnyside, Washington on Sat, Nov 1, 1980, 4:37 AM PST (12:37 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 13 km ENE of Royal City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-11-01 12:37:07 UTC
- Depth
- 19.5 km (12.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.462° N, 119.722° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 101°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.5Washington · 16762 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.53 km NW of Yakima, Washington · 16752 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.313 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 16750 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.54 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 16747 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.617 km NW of Othello, Washington · 16736 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.817 km W of Othello, Washington · 16736 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.96 km E of Vantage, Washington · 16727 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.819 km ENE of Roosevelt, Washington · 16721 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10088918. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC.