Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km NNW of Warm Beach, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Warm Beach, Washington on Mon, Sep 1, 1980, 6:54 PM PDT (01:54 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 3 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-09-02 01:54:37 UTC
Depth
29.2 km (18.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.193° N, 122.379° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.83 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 16804 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.53 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 16802 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.74 km NW of North Sultan, Washington · 16802 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.75 km SSW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 16801 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.611 km N of Swede Heaven, Washington · 16799 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.620 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 16799 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.73 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 16798 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.521 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 16798 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.72 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 16794 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.32 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 16794 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.82 km E of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16793 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.72 km W of Big Lake, Washington · 16790 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.84 km NE of Maplewood, Washington · 16786 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.011 km S of Friday Harbor, Washington · 16786 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.70 km N of Federal Way, Washington · 16779 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.45 km NE of Glacier, Washington · 16777 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.45 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 16771 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.06 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 16771 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.82 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 16763 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.84 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 16823 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.63 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 16830 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.719 km SSW of Birch Bay, Washington · 16831 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.64 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 16832 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.05 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 16832 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 16832 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.74 km ENE of Six Mile, Canada · 16833 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.42 km SE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 16835 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.57 km WNW of Anacortes, Washington · 16843 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.59 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16844 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.09 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 16844 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.71 km ENE of Browns Point, Washington · 16846 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10084808. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC.