Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km E of Vantage, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km E of Vantage, Washington on Fri, Dec 12, 1980, 10:41 AM PST (18:41 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-12-12 18:41:37 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.935° N, 119.902° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km N of Waterville, Washington · 16713 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.618 km NNW of Bickleton, Washington · 16686 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.63 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 16684 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.63 km SW of Warden, Washington · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.721 km ENE of Moses Lake, Washington · 16679 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.25 km E of Entiat, Washington · 16729 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.817 km W of Othello, Washington · 16729 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.617 km NW of Othello, Washington · 16730 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.54 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 16740 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.313 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 16743 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.76 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 16745 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.53 km NW of Yakima, Washington · 16746 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10091113. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.