Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km W of Wauna, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km W of Wauna, Washington on Fri, Aug 22, 1980, 9:01 AM PDT (16:01 UTC), 21 km (13 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-08-22 16:01:25 UTC
Depth
20.7 km (12.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.373° N, 122.696° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 16834 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.17 km NNE of Morton, Washington · 16834 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.63 km W of Shoreline, Washington · 16832 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.710 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 16832 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.012 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16829 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.84 km WSW of Shoreline, Washington · 16825 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.12 km NNW of Warm Beach, Washington · 16824 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.821 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington · 16819 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.26 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16806 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.83 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 16806 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.53 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 16804 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.74 km NW of North Sultan, Washington · 16804 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.620 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 16800 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.82 km E of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16795 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.84 km NE of Maplewood, Washington · 16788 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.70 km N of Federal Way, Washington · 16780 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 1.515 km NNE of Greenwater, Washington · 16835 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.42 km SE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 16836 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.36 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 16840 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16845 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16847 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.71 km ENE of Browns Point, Washington · 16848 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 16859 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16860 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10085883. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.