Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 0 km NW of Waller, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 0 km NW of Waller, Washington on Sun, Jul 6, 1980, 12:47 AM PDT (07:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 23 km SSE of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-07-06 07:47:21 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.205° N, 122.376° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.823 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16879 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16879 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16878 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.610 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16874 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.427 km S of Morton, Washington · 16870 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.427 km S of Morton, Washington · 16870 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.511 km S of Morton, Washington · 16868 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.74 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16867 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16866 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.712 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16863 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.527 km S of Morton, Washington · 16861 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.712 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16860 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.218 km SSW of Mossyrock, Washington · 16859 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16859 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.71 km ENE of Browns Point, Washington · 16847 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16846 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16843 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.36 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 16838 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.42 km SE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 16835 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.515 km NNE of Greenwater, Washington · 16833 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 16832 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.64 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 16832 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.17 km NNE of Morton, Washington · 16832 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.63 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 16830 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.710 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 16830 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.012 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16828 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.84 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 16823 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.522 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16880 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.18 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16880 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.63 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16881 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.89 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16882 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.712 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 16882 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 16888 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.73 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16892 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.72 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16892 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.64 km N of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 16892 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.33 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16892 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.73 km SW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16892 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.73 km SW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16892 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 16896 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.325 km S of Morton, Washington · 16899 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16902 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.50 km ENE of Monroe, Washington · 16905 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.55 km S of Blyn, Washington · 16907 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.26 km S of Blyn, Washington · 16907 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16909 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10080758. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.