M1.5 earthquake 3 km NW of Yakima, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Yakima, Washington on Sun, Nov 16, 1980, 11:25 PM PST (07:25 UTC), 12 km (8 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
- 1980-11-17 07:25:46 UTC
- Depth
- 12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.618° N, 120.538° 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, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.313 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 16743 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.54 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 16740 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.617 km NW of Othello, Washington · 16730 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.817 km W of Othello, Washington · 16729 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.96 km E of Vantage, Washington · 16720 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.819 km ENE of Roosevelt, Washington · 16714 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10091993. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.