M1.7 earthquake 26 km ESE of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km ESE of Waterville, Washington on Mon, Feb 18, 1980, 12:41 PM PST (20:41 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 26 km S of Mansfield, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-02-18 20:41:09 UTC
- Depth
- 6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.577° N, 119.732° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 103°
- Stations used
- 11
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.026 km S of Mansfield, Washington · 17018 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.36 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 17007 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.012 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 17004 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.59 km N of Waterville, Washington · 17000 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.67 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 16993 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.81 km N of Chelan, Washington · 16966 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
Before
- 2.16 km W of Ellensburg, Washington · 17019 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.58 km WNW of Odessa, Washington · 17027 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.511 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 17039 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.715 km S of Ellensburg, Washington · 17042 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075808. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.