M1.5 earthquake Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Washington on Fri, Nov 7, 1980, 1:16 PM PST (21:16 UTC), 16 km (10 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
- 1980-11-07 21:16:36 UTC
- Depth
- 15.5 km (9.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.775° N, 119.544° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 149°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.53 km NW of Yakima, Washington · 16746 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.313 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 16744 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.54 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 16740 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.617 km NW of Othello, Washington · 16730 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.817 km W of Othello, Washington · 16730 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.96 km E of Vantage, Washington · 16721 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10089993. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.