M2.5 earthquake 9 km N of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km N of Waterville, Washington on Thu, Mar 6, 1980, 6:58 PM PST (02:58 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-03-07 02:58:32 UTC
- Depth
- 1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.733° N, 120.086° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.67 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 16993 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.81 km N of Chelan, Washington · 16967 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.321 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 16952 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
Before
- 2.36 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 17007 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.026 km S of Mansfield, Washington · 17018 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.726 km ESE of Waterville, Washington · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.16 km W of Ellensburg, Washington · 17019 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075523. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.