M2.9 earthquake 10 km WSW of Tonasket, Washington
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Tonasket, Washington on Wed, Jun 18, 1980, 4:41 AM PDT (11:41 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-06-18 11:41:27 UTC
- Depth
- 10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.670° N, 119.578° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 325°, 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.99 km NNW of Riverside, Washington · 16903 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.411 km WSW of Winthrop, Washington · 16864 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10080003. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC.